Public clonotype #1 This Week in Virology

A TWiV trio reveal the isolation of novel paramyxoviruses from rodents and bats in Arizona, and isolation of naive B cells from seronegative donors that produce germline encoded antibodies which engage the receptor binding domain of SARS-CoV-2, variants of concern, and related sarbecoviruses from bats.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode Bat and rodent paramyxoviruses from Arizona (J Viral) Naive B cells engage SARS-CoV-2 RBD (Science Immunol) Vincent interviews Philip Sharp (ASM) Letters read on TWiV 821 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Apod: The Dolphin Head Nebula
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Vincent – Discovery of RNA splicing in Sharp and Roberts laboratories
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