TWiV 588: Coronavirus update – Save the pangolin!

The TWiV team returns this week to SARS-CoV-2019 coverage to review the latest epi curves, the fatality rate, furin cleavage site and receptor binding domain in the spike glycoprotein, related CoV recovered from pangolins, evidence that the virus did not escape from a laboratory, and many more questions sent in by listeners. Click arrow to […]

Source: virology blog - February 23, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology ACE2 China coronavirus CoV COVID-19 epidemic evolution furin pangolin pneumonia receptor binding domain respiratory aerosol SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein viral viruses Wuhan zoonosis Source Type: blogs