TWiV 1049: Long COVID's book of homeostatic cats

TWiV explains how immune profiling was used to identify distinguishing features of Long COVID, and how a co-opted feline endogenous retroviral envelope promotes cell survival by controlling copper transport and homeostasis in cats. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Spike shirts at vaccinated.us (promo code Microbetv) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) Features of Long COVID (Nature) ERV envelope mediates feline copper homeostasis (Cell Rep) Letters read on TWiV 1049 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Webb spots a building block of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa Rich – Are we really made of ‘star stuff?’ Learn about your body’s elements Alan – Avian flu has reached the Galàpagos Vincent – Why the US can’t have nice things Listener Pick Az – Free solo Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

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TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Professors Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and science writer Alan Dove and guests deconstruct viruses, how they cause illness, and dissect the latest research.