TWiV 204: M m m my corona

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Matt Frieman, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Matt and Kathy review isolation of a new coronavirus from two patients in the Middle East, and expansion of the enteric virome during simian AIDS.

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• Novel coronavirus (virology blog one, two)


• PCR assay for novel CoV (Eurosurveillance)


• Isolation of novel coronavirus (NEJM)


• SARS CoV now a select agent (Federal Register, pdf)


• My Sharona


• Pathogenic SIV infection associated with expansion of gut virome (Cell)


• Letters read on TWiV 204

Alan - Map of the WindMatt - Dark Side of the Earth; Insensitive guide to thriving in your Ph.D.; Gary Vanerchuck (YouTube)Kathy - How much does a shadow weigh? and Slinky drop answerVincent - A Parasite's Parasites; All the cool kids are on arXiv

Nissin - Jungle Jim (1948)

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