218: The lengths SARS-COV-2 will go
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello, Elio Schaechter, Michele Swanson, Michael Schmidt
- Published
- Sat 06 Jun 2020
- Episode Link
- https://www.microbe.tv/twim/twim-218/
The TWiM team explains how breathing can transmit SARS-CoV-2, and how lack of breathing leads to loss of mitochondria in a multicellular parasitic animal.
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Links for this episode:
- Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (Science)
- Why social distancing is important (NY Times)
- Parasite without mitochondria (PNAS)
- Letters read on TWiM 218
Music used on TWiM is composed and performed by Ronald Jenkees and used with permission.
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