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TWiV discusses a new henipavirus from fruit bats in Madagascar, and attenuation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron disease in mice caused by genome mutations outside of the spike protein coding region.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- Research assistant position at FDA (pdf)
- Beijerinck virology prize (KNAW)
- Nipah virus vaccine (TWiV 618)
- Novel henipavirus from Madagascar (J Viral)
- Spike-independent Omicron attenuation in mice (Cell Rep)
- Letters read on TWiV 933
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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