TWiV 603: Cloudy with a chance of coronavirus

<p>Daniel Griffin provides his weekly update on the COVID-19 clinical situation, followed by results of seroprevalence studies, analysis of CpG dinucleotide frequencies in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, and answers to listener questions.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</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></p> <p>Guest: <a href="http://www.parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</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></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3>Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/doi/10.1093/molbev/msaa094/5819559"> CpG frequency</a> in SARS-CoV-2 genome (Mol Biol Evol)</li> <li>SARS-CoV-2 screening <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2009316">before delivery</a> (NEJM)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1">SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence</a> in Santa Clara (medRxiv)</li> <li>SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in <a href= "https://www.nepr.net/post/boston-homeless-advocates-say-asymptomatic-virus-spread-shows-urgent-need-universal-testing"> homeless shelter</a> (NEPR)</li> <li>Letters re