TWiV reviews ban on gain-of-function research by the House, chronic wasting disease in Tennessee deer, nOPV2 causing paralysis in children, and an outbreak of feline infectious peritonitis in Cyprus caused by a new recombinant coronavirus.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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The New City by Dickson Despommier
House approves ban on gain-of-function research (Science)
Virology under the microscope (J Virol)
CWD detected in another Tennessee county (CIDRAP)
Polio eradication: Do no harm (Science)
nOPV2 causes polio (MMWR)
How is nOPV2 doing? (Polioeradication.org)
Feline infectious peritonitis caused by recombinant coronavirus (bioRxiv)
New feline coronavirus kills thousands of cats (Science)
Feline coronavirus with Gary Whittaker (TWiV 963)
Letters read on TWiV 1065
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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