TWiV 997: Inside Omicron with Mohsan Saeed

<p>Mohsan joins TWiV to discuss the work of his laboratory showing that spike and nsp6 are determinants of Omicron attenuation, and why the work was widely misinterpreted by the press and the public.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, and <a title="" href= "http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a></p> <p>Guest: <a title="" href= "https://www.bu.edu/neidl/profile/mohsan-saeed/">Mohsan Saeed</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">Links for this episode</h3> <p>•Register for <a href="http://asv.org/asv2023">ASV 2023</a><br /> •<a href="https://discord.gg/xA4JX7AeeU">MicrobeTV Discord Server</a><br /> • <a title="" href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05697-2">Spike and nsp6</a> determinants of Omicron attenuation (Nature)<br /> •China <a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/content/article/chinese-researchers-release-genomic-data-help-clarify-origin-covid-19-pandemic"> releases genomic data</a> from Wuhan market (Science)<br /> •Timestamps by <a href= "https://ramseylab.vercel.app/">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</p> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Rich</strong> – <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2023/03/17/1164146735/jazz-pianist-dan-tepfers-latest-album-is-inventions-reinventions"> For pianist Dan Tepfer, improvisation is the mother of Bach’s Inventions</a><br /> <strong>Alan</strong> – HMS Victory <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nr1A