TWiV 584: Year of the coronavirus

Coronavirus expert Ralph Baric joins TWiV to explain the virology and epidemiology of the recent zoonotic outbreak spreading across China and overseas. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , Kathy Spindler Guest: Ralph Baric Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV 2020 WHO coronavirus sitreps CIDRAP article on coronavirus vaccines Phylogenetic analysis of 2019-nCoV ACE2 is 2019-nCoV receptor (bioRxiv) Visual explainer of Huanan market (SCMP) Clinical features of 2019-nCoV patients (Lancet) Familial cluster of pneumonia caused by 2019-nCoV (Lancet) SARS-CoV 29 nt deletion reduces replication (Sci Rep) NSABB 2019 TWiV World Tour t-shirt Letters read on TWiV 584 Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Alan - Library plug-in for Firefox or Chrome Rich - Sounds of the Solar Wind ( Parker Solar Probe ) Dickson - Stunning wildlife photos Kathy - Incomplete list of things that blow the minds of intro bio students Vincent - Mosquito photographs by Alex Wild (and anti-pick ) Listener Pick Justin - YadaYadaYada virus Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees . Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]