TWiV 349: One ring to vaccinate them all

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan and Rich explain how to make a functional ribosome with tethered subunits, and review the results of a phase III VSV-vectored Ebolavirus vaccine trial in Guinea. Links for this episode Social media specialist position at ASM WHO dismisses Catholic church on vaccine safety U of T Dean resigns over anti-vaccine course (Tor Star) Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Countering anti-vaccination attitudes (PNAS) Designer ribosome (Nature) rVSV-EBOV preliminary report (NEJM) rVSV-EBOV phase III interim report (pdf, Lancet) World on verge of Ebolavirus vaccine (WHO) Ebolavirus vaccine in Africa (virology blog) Letters read on TWiV 349 11:55 This episode is sponsored by ASM GAP Weekly Science Picks Alan - Above and Beyond Rich - DSCOVR ( Dark moon side crossing Earth ) Vincent - Stuxnet virus ( Wired , YouTube ) Listener Pick of the Week Konrad - Stated Clearly Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]