TWiV 885: Russian bats and Ankara vectors

<p>TWiV reveals an ACE2-dependent sarbecovirus from Russian bats that is not inhibited by anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, and a modified vaccinia virus Ankara vectored vaccine that protects nonhuman primates from Delta infection.</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>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</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 id="links-for-this-episode"><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Sarbecovirus from <a href= "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.05.471310v2">Russian bat</a> (bioRxiv)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/sciimmunol.abo0226">MVA vectored</a> COVID vaccine (Sci Immunol)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-885-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 885</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3 id="weekly-picks-1-34-06">Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/science/octopus-model-mbl.html"> The Search for a Model Octopus That Won’t Die After Laying Its Eggs</a><br /> <strong>Rich</strong> – <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryGWmeX-WvU">Vaccine Pioneers and Opponents with Paul Offit</a> (Podcast: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/2P3HJj8ItDFLDjb7T9lUPh">Connected by Controversy by Chris White</a>)  and <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015GUT5E