TWiV 628: Physical distance for COVID-19

<p>Vincent and Rich discuss the SARS-CoV-2 D614G amino acid change in the spike glyprotein, duration of infectious virus shedding from patients, virus transmission among hamsters infected in the laboratory, and tackle listener email.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a> and <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <p><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary="true">Links for this episode</strong></p> <ul class="rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable" role= "textbox" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label= "Write list…"> <li>Austin TX key <a href= "https://austin.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/0ad7fa50ba504e73be9945ec2a7841cb"> indicators for staging</a></li> <li>D614 <a href= "https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2020/20200611-choe-farzan-sars-cov-2-spike-protein.html"> amino acid change</a> (Scripps)</li> <li>Virus shedding in <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.08.20125310v1">hospitalized patients</a> (medRxiv)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2342-5">Hamster</a> SARS-CoV-2 model (Nature)</li> <li>COVID-19 <a href="https://www.covid19hg.org/">host genetic initiative</a></li> <li><a href="http://artologica.net/">Image credit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-628-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 628</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronald