TWiV 690: This is your brain on SARS-CoV-2

<p>TWiV reviews the difficulties in predicting species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection by only examining the ACE2 protein, and the olfactory mucosa as a portal of entry into the central nervous system in COVID-19 patients.</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.alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, and <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href="http://www.enterovirus.net/">Amy Rosenfeld</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> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>NYC will create <a href= "https://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2020/12/03/nyc-creates-pandemic-response-institute.html"> pandemic response institute</a> (NY Bus J)</li> <li>Comparison of <a href= "https://www.pnas.org/content/117/36/22311">ACE2 in vertebrates</a> (PNAS)</li> <li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33257876/">Olfactory transmucosal invasion</a> of CNS by SARS-CoV-2 (Nat Neurosci)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-690-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 690</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Science Picks</h3> <p><strong>Dickson</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/12/these-are-our-best-animal-photos-of-2020/"> National Geographic best animal photos of 2020</a><br /> <strong>Amy</strong> – <a href= "https://amzn.to/37z4LcJ">A</a><em><a href= "https://amzn.to/37z4LcJ">merican C