TWiV 861: Rough draft of Omicron origins

<p>Nels joins TWiV to discuss hypotheses for the origins of Omicron, including that it came from mice or arose during chronic infection of an immunocompromised patient.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href="http://cellvolution.org/">Nels Elde</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065">Apple Podcasts</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> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Vaccine Town Hall (<a href= "http://asv.org/education">ASV</a>)</li> <li>Columbia University BSL-3 <a href= "https://opportunities.columbia.edu/en-us/job/520765/assistant-manager-hcl-bsl3"> Manager position</a></li> <li>Did Omicron <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1673852721003738"> come from mice?</a> (J Genet Genomics)</li> <li><a href= "https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4014499">Persistent</a> SARS-CoV-2 infection (SSRN)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-861-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 861</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/science/groundhogs-animal-behavior.html"> Groundhogs Emerge From the Scientific Shadows</a><br /> <strong>Kathy –</strong> <a href= "https://w