From ASM Microbe in Houston, Texas, Vincent speaks with Eddie Holmes about the evidence that SARS-CoV-2 spilled over into humans in the Huanan Market in Wuhan, absence of evidence for other origins, and his work on the virosphere.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Eddie Holmes

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Huanan Seafood Market early COVID-19 epicenter (Science)
SARSr-CoV-2 in Malayan Pangolins (PLoS Path)
Zoonotic risk of farmed animals (Cell)
Virusea at bat-tick interface (Microb Genom)
Influenza H3N8 virus in southern China (J Virol)
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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