TWiEVO 78: The virus daily double

This Week in Evolution

English - May 26, 2022 16:21 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 164 ratings
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Nels and Vincent provide an update on cases of monkeypox, and summarize a biochemical view of three changes in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that may balance positive and negative selection.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Links for this episode ECDC monkeypox risk assessment (pdf) Monkeypox virus genomes (Nextstrain) Discussion of monkeypox virus genome sequencing (virological.org) Balancing positive and negative selection in spike protein (Biochem) Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Science Picks

Nels – Science on the Side podcast by Morgan Nelson and Ty Chiaro
Vincent – Richard Ernst Lecture 2022

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