Lisa joins TWiV to discuss her research on the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2, including work on vaccines and an antiviral, then we review the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein as a potential analgesic, and listener questions.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker
Guest: Lisa Gralinski
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Links for this episode
- SARS-like bat CoV with potential for human emergence (Nat Med)
- SARS-CoV susceptibility loci in CC mice (PLoS Genetics)
- Combination attenuation for SARS-CoV vaccine (J Virol)
- Orally administered SARS-CoV-2 antiviral (Res Sq)
- Spike protein induces analgesia (Pain)
- Letters read on TWiV 674
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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