TWiV 678: Fishing for viruses with Nels Elde

Nels joins TWiV to reveal the discovery of a picornavirus of zebrafish by measuring immune responses in the host, genome sequence analysis of the White House COVID-19 outbreak, and a six-fold higher SARS-CoV-2 exposure rate than reported cases in German children.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Nels Elde

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Links for this episode

• Zebrafish virus discovery by visualization (Curr Biol)
• Viral genome sequencing of White House COVID-19 outbreak (medRxiv)
• Genetic signature of virus that may have infected Trump (NY Times)
• Sixfold higher SARS-CoV-2 infection than reported in children (Med)
• Letters read on TWiV 678
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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