TWiV 1341: Phage breaks and COVID origins

This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

Jul 19, 202601:39:32Science & Medicine

TWiV explains research that reveals dual activity of a phage-encoded lysin that modulates infection dynamics in a mycobacteriophage, and refutes a proposed link between the SARS-CoV-2 furin cleavage site and mouse-adapte...

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