TWiEVO 64: Seeing the lineages for the variants

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Nels and Vincent consider evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2, and update the situation on novel virus variants of concern with potentially altered fitness and reactivity with antibodies. Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiEVO Links for this episode Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (Nature) mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to variants (bioRxiv) Scott Hensley thread (Twitter) Analysis of B.1.17 lineage (virological) Trevor Bedford thread (Twitter) Andrew Rambaut on variant naming (Twitter) Letters read on TWiEVO 64 Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Science Picks Nels – Biden Administration PCAST and The Hill We Climb Vincent – Four inaugural quotations – Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Biden Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to twievo@microbe.tv