TWiV 345: How a vaccine got the nod

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , and Kathy Spindler The TWiVonauts review how the weather affects West Nile virus disease in the US, benefit of B cell depletion for ME/CFS patients, and an autoimmune reaction induced by influenza virus vaccine that leads to narcolepsy. Links for this episode Virology faculty position, University of Toledo Weather and West Nile virus disease (AJTMH) B cell depletion benefits ME/CFS patients (PLoS One) Antibodies to influenza nucleoprotein cause narcolepsy (Science Transl Med) Letters read on TWiV 345 This episode is sponsored by ASM GAP - turn your science into a company Weekly Science Picks Dickson - Algal DMS releasing enzyme Alan - Science of beer aging Kathy - The Art of Science winners Vincent - The future of Lego plastics Listener Pick of the Week Eric - Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazzilit Stephen - The Martian by Andy Weir (audiobook) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]