Nels and Vincent explain a method to calculate the mutation rate of SARS-CoV-2, and the role of a single amino acid change in spike in enhancing fitness of the delta variant and enabling it to out-compete the alpha variant.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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Links for this episode SARS-CoV-2 mutation rate (Genome Biology Evolution) Delta spike change enhances fitness (bioRxiv) Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks! Science PicksNels – Leading Edge Symposium
Vincent – Epidemiological and evolutionary dynamics of SARS-CoV-2
Thomas – The gene’s-eye view of evolution by J. Arvid Ågren
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