TWiV 997: Inside Omicron with Mohsan Saeed

Published: April 2, 2023, 4 a.m.

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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,\\xa0Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Mohsan Saeed

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