TWiV 207: Silk sheets and viral infidelity

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Matt Frieman , and Kathy Spindler Vincent, Alan, Matt, and Kathy review the use of silk to stabilize antibiotics and a viral vaccine, and an impaired-fidelity vaccine against SARS coronavirus. Links for this episode: Silk stabilization of antibiotics and vaccines (PNAS) Impaired-fidelity coronavirus vaccine (Nature Medicine) Select agent status and SARS therapies (Spoonful of Medicine) Letters read on TWiV 207 Weekly Science Picks Matt - Virus-associated p yramids (slide #11) Alan - Similarities of wave behavior (YouTube) Kathy - The glass transition Vincent - US cattle country in uproar at virus lab plans (BBC) Listener Pick of the Week Ricardo - Blackawton bees and Science is for everyone (TED) Tony - Biophilia by Bjork Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]