TWiV 997: Inside Omicron with Mohsan Saeed

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Mohsan joins TWiV to discuss the work of his laboratory showing that spike and nsp6 are determinants of Omicron attenuation, and why the work was widely misinterpreted by the press and the public.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Mohsan Saeed

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•Register for ASV 2023MicrobeTV Discord ServerSpike and nsp6 determinants of Omicron attenuation (Nature) •China releases genomic data from Wuhan market (Science) •Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Mohsan joins TWiV to discuss the work of his laboratory showing that spike and nsp6 are determinants of Omicron attenuation, and why the work was widely misinterpreted by the press and the public.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Mohsan Saeed

Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email

Become a patron of TWiV!

Links for this episode

•Register for ASV 2023MicrobeTV Discord ServerSpike and nsp6 determinants of Omicron attenuation (Nature) •China releases genomic data from Wuhan market (Science) •Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Picks

Rich – For pianist Dan Tepfer, improvisation is the mother of Bach's Inventions Alan – HMS Victory 3D animated tour Vincent – The Fight Over Penn Station and Madison Square Garden

Listener Picks

Douglas – How's Your City Doing? Ask the Honeybees.

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

2023-04-02 114 min
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