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TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2

TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2

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Summary

TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the infection of spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear by SARS-CoV-2, which may explain hearing loss in humans.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

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  • Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
  • Bernard Roizman dies (U Chicago)
  • Craig Venter dies (Sci Am)
  • Trump fires National Science Board (AAU)
  • It was World Vaccine Week (WHO)
  • nOPV2 phenotypically reverts via recombination (mBio)
  • SARS-CoV-2 infects inner ear (Cell Rep)
  • Letters read on TWiV 1319
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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