TWiV 623: Bats and coronaviruses with Peter Daszak

<p>Peter Daszak joins TWiV to explain the work of EcoHealth Alliance in surveillance of bats in China for SARS-related coronaviruses to provide the information needed to prevent future pandemics, and why NIH recently withdrew financial support for their work.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a><br data-rich-text-line-break="true" /> <br data-rich-text-line-break="true" /> Guest: <a href="https://www.ecohealthalliance.org/">Peter Daszak</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a><br data-rich-text-line-break= "true" /> <br data-rich-text-line-break="true" /> Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <p>Links for this episode</p> <ul class="rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable" role= "textbox" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label= "Write list…"> <li>Bats are <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16195424/?from_term=daszak+p&from_sort=date&from_page=22&from_pos=2"> reservoirs of SARSr-CoV</a> (Science)</li> <li>Bat SARSr-CoV that <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24172901/?from_term=daszak+p&from_sort=date&from_page=12&from_pos=1"> binds ACE2</a> (Nature)</li> <li>Rich gene pool of <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29190287/?from_term=daszak+p&f