Nels and Vincent continue their discussion of SARS-CoV-2 from an evolutionary viewpoint, including function of the furin cleavage site, whether Vervet cells are an informative system, another bat isolate, and a nomenclature to assist genomic epidemiology.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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SARS-CoV-2 in Vero cells (bioRxiv)
More related SARSr virus from bat (bioRxiv)
Patient isolates in Vero cells (medRxiv)
Nomenclature for genomic epidemiology (bioRxiv)
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TWiEVO 54: Rough drafts of SARS-CoV-2 science