TWiV 798: Rats, more coronaviruses!

<p>The TWiV team explains what the Biden report on SARS-CoV-2 origins did not: evidence that the virus came from Nature, not a lab; and reveals new coronaviruses in rodents that inhabit populated areas in southern China.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href="http://www.alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, and <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</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>Biden preliminary report on <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/24/world/covid-delta-variant-vaccine#us-intelligence-agencies-delivered-a-report-to-biden-on-the-viruss-origins"> virus origins</a> (NY Times)</li> <li>Window on SARS-CoV-2 <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02263-6">origins closing</a> (Nature)</li> <li>WHO Committee members on <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-760/">TWiV 760</a></li> <li>Origins of SARS-CoV-2 <a href= "https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(21)00991-0.pdf?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867421009910%3Fshowall%3Dtrue"> review</a> (Cell)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/comirnaty-and-pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine"> Comirnaty</a>? Really Pfizer? (FDA)</li> <li>Why the <a href= "https://qz.com/2051321/why-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-comirnaty-has-a-weird-name/"> w