episode 679: Mink, mutation, and myocytes
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, Slovlakia’s plan to test all adults for SARS-CoV-2 infection, viral variants arising in Danish mink and their potential threat to humans, why it is unethical to carry out challenge trials, Nipah virus dynamics in bats and spillovers into humans, and direct cardiac damage by spike-mediated cardiomyocyte fusion.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne BarkerGuests: Daniel Griffin and Amy Rosenfeld
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Links for this episode- Denmark will cull mink (Reuters)
- State Serum Institute statement in Danish
- Unethical to use SARS-CoV-2 human challenge studies (PNAS)
- Nipah virus dynamics in bats (PNAS)
- Spike-mediated cardiomyocyte fusion (ResearchSquare)
- SARS-CoV-2 infects engineered heart tissues (bioRxiv)
- You cannot lock up all risks groups (Das Coronavirus)
- Letters read on TWiV 679
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – CNN News
Amy – I voted and Grace for President
Alan – The Story of More by Hope Jahren
Rich – OSIRIS-REx and 101955 Bennu
Vincent – The Vexed Muddler
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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