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Published: Nov. 11, 2013, 3:44 a.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit,\xa0Kathy Spindler, and\xa0Matt Frieman

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Matt joins the TWiV team to discuss the discovery of a SARS-like coronavirus in bats that can infect human cells, and what is going on with MERS-coronavirus.

\nLinks for this episode\n

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• SARS-like virus in bats\xa0binds ACE2\xa0(Nature)
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• Bat SARS-like virus that\xa0infects human cells\xa0(virology blog)
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• Coronavirus infections\xa0update\xa0(WHO)
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• Lack of\xa0MERS coronavirus antibodies\xa0in humans (EID)
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• Mice not susceptible\xa0to MERS-CoV (J Gen Virol)
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• MERS-CoV case\xa0imported into Spain
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• MERS-CoV like virus in\xa0European hedgehogs\xa0(J Virol)
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• DPP4 amino acids\xa0positively selected in bats\xa0(Virol J)
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• Image credit:\xa0Richie Frieman
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 258
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