In this week’s coverage of the coronavirus epidemic, the TWiV team discusses the fatality rate, China’s initial reaction to the outbreak, conspiracy theories, how long the virus remains infectious on surfaces, and evidence for virus in the intestinal tract.

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

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Weekly Science Picks 1:49:31

Brianne – Mutation, Adaptation, and Virus Genomes

Alan – The Comet

Rich – Finding Your Roots: Science Pioneers

Dickson – Let’s Fill Our Cities With Taller, Wooden Buildings

Vincent – Twenty-first century plague by Thomas Abraham

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Mark – Tracking CoV infections

Sophia – Legislative approaches to immunization

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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