This Week in Evolution
TWiEVO 71: Faster than a speeding coronavirus
Sep 27, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min · Episode 71 · 53.7 MB
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Nels and Vincent explain a method to calculate the mutation rate of SARS-CoV-2, and the role of a single amino acid change in spike in enhancing fitness of the delta variant and enabling it to out-compete the alpha variant.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode- SARS-CoV-2 mutation rate (Genome Biology Evolution)
- Delta spike change enhances fitness (bioRxiv)
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Nels – Leading Edge Symposium Vincent – Epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics of SARS-CoV-2
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