TWiV reviews the difficulties in predicting species susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection by only examining the ACE2 protein, and the olfactory mucosa as a portal of entry into the central nervous system in COVID-19 patients.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Guest: Amy Rosenfeld
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Alan – HamSCI citizen science organization
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Vincent – Army Ants: Nature's Ultimate Social Hunters by Daniel Kronauer
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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