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Show Notes
TWiV examines the claim by Brazil's ANVISA that the Sputnik vaccine contains replication-competent adenovirus, and a role for the furin cleavage site in SARS-CoV-2 spike for efficient reproduction in the respiratory tract, evasion of antiviral IFITM proteins, and transmission in ferrets.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode- ASV vaccine town halls
- Brazil rejects Gamaleya vaccine (Sci Transl Med)
- Russian vaccine behavior (Sci Transl Med)
- Is Gamaleya vaccine safe? (Science)
- Furin cleavage site in replication and transmission (Nat Micro)
- Furin site loss attenuates pathogenesis (Nature)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Rich – The diversity and function of sourdough starter microbiomes; Dunn Lab Wild Sourdough Project Kathy – ISS, Crew Dragon, and the sun Doubly warped world of binary black holes Vincent – Mr. Labman
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