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Episode 64
Published 5 years, 1 month ago
Description
Nels and Vincent consider evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2, and update the situation on novel virus variants of concern with potentially altered fitness and reactivity with antibodies.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode
- Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (Nature)
- mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to variants (bioRxiv)
- Scott Hensley thread (Twitter)
- Analysis of B.1.17 lineage (virological)
- Trevor Bedford thread (Twitter)
- Andrew Rambaut on variant naming (Twitter)
- Letters read on TWiEVO 64
- Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Science Picks
Nels – Biden Administration PCAST and The Hill We Climb
Vincent – Four inaugural quotations – Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Biden
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