
This Week in Evolution TWiEVO 78: The virus daily double
May 26, 2022
01:21:42
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!
Nels – Science on the Side podcast by Morgan Nelson and Ty Chiaro Vincent – Richard Ernst Lecture 2022
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