TWiV 836: OMG, Omicron!
TWiV reveals all that we know so far about the variant of concern B.1.1.529, also called Omicron, and describes a study on the ability of the alpha, beta, and delta variants to reproduce in cells in culture and induce membrane fusion.
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode- Omicron genome changes (Covariants)
- Omicron shared changes with other variants (Covariants)
- Update on Omicron (WHO)
- Spike polymutant PMS20 (bioRxiv)
- Syncytium formation of variants of concern (EMBO J)
- Variants as super cell fusers (EMBO J)
- Letters read on TWiV 836
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne \u2013 Immune
Kathy \u2013 Elizabeth Lee Hazen and Rachel Fuller Brown, discoverers of nystatin oneand two
Alan \u2013 Four Lost Cities by Analee Newitz
Vincent \u2013 Deadly Choices by Paul Offit
Ryan \u2013 Ronny Jackson (one and two)
Intro music is by\xa0Ronald Jenkees
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