TWiV 968: A spillover waiting in the wings

TWiV reviews eukaryotic viruses recovered from ancient permafrost, a mistake made by scientists on Omicron origins, and close relatives of MERS-CoV from bats that bind ACE2 for entry into cells.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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• Support MicrobeTV with a Spike t-shirt (Vaccinated.us) with promo code MicrobeTV
• Positions with the Mosquito and Vector Control Division in Harris County Public Health (one and two)
• Ancient eukaryotic viruses from permafrost (bioRxiv)
• We made a mistake (Science)
• Bat MERS-like CoV bind ACE2 (Nature)
• Letters read on TWiV 968
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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