TWiV 1065: Cat coronavirus gains function in Cyprus
Episode 1065 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 1065: Cat coronavirus gains function in Cyprus" was published on November 26, 2023 and runs 111 minutes.
November 26, 2023 ·111m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
TWiV reviews ban on gain-of-function research by the House, chronic wasting disease in Tennessee deer, nOPV2 causing paralysis in children, and an outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis in Cyprus caused by a new recombinant coronavirus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- Global Scholar Travel Awards (ASV)
- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
- The New City by Dickson Despommier
- House approves ban on gain-of-function research (Science)
- Virology under the microscope (J Virol)
- CWD detected in another Tennessee county (CIDRAP)
- Polio eradication: Do no harm (Science)
- nOPV2 causes polio (MMWR)
- How is nOPV2 doing? (Polioeradication.org)
- Feline infectious peritonitis caused by recombinant coronavirus (bioRxiv)
- New feline coronavirus kills thousands of cats (Science)
- Feline coronavirus with Gary Whittaker (TWiV 963)
- Letters read on TWiV 1065
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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