Nels and Vincent provide an update on cases of monkeypox, and summarize a biochemical view of three changes in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that may balance positive and negative selection.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Links for this episode * ECDC monkeypox risk assessment (pdf) * Monkeypox virus genomes (Nextstrain) * Discussion of monkeypox virus genome sequencing (virological.org) * Balancing positive and negative selection in spike protein (Biochem) * Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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