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TWiV 418: Of mice and MERS

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 01:44:07
Publish Date: 2016-12-04 11:22:01
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Hosts: Vincent RacanielloDickson DespommierAlan DoveRich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVsters describe a new animal model for MERS coronavirus-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of the mouse gene encoding an ortholog of the virus receptor.

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