TWiV 809: Vampire vax

TWiV reveals isolation from bats in Laos of a SARS-CoV-2 like virus with a spike protein that allows entry into human cells, and exploration of a herpesvirus vector for immunization of vampire bats against rabies virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit and Amy Rosenfeld Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode SARS-CoV-2 like viruses from Laotian bats (Res Sq) Herpesvirus in rabies endemic vampire bats (Nat Comm) Letters read on TWiV 809 Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Weekly Picks Dickson – George Carlin: "Stuff" Amy – The best of me by David Sedaris Rich – You could have a secret twin (but not the way you think) Alan – Nuclear powered Gameboy Vincent – No, Vaccinated People Are Not 'Just as Likely' to Spread the Coronavirus as Unvaccinated People by Craig Spencer Listener Picks Michael – The tangled history mRNA vaccines Fernando – 1493 by Charles Mann Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]