TWiV explains research that reveals dual activity of a phage-encoded lysin that modulates infection dynamics in a mycobacteriophage, and refutes a proposed link between the SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site and mouse-adapted MERS-coronavirus MA30.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Kathy Spindler, Angela Mingarelli, and Jolene Ramsey
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Links for this episode- Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Dual activity of phage-encoded lysin (mBio) Furin cleavage site and SARS-CoV-2 origins (PNAS) Theories on SARS-CoV-2 origins (CR Biol) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Angela – Pigeons. An underappreciated animal. Superparamagnetic macrophages, cancer detectors, mirror mark test
Kathy – Wednesday’s APOD and Graphene
Jolene – Microbial Puppet Masters science exhibit, 3D-models linked in their paper
Vincent – Beyond Inheritance by Roxanne Khamsi (TWiEVO 126)
Lana – The Episodic Table of Elements
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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