TWiV 421: Like flies on shot

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Guest: Nathan Letts The TWiVnauts present another example of an infectious but replication incompetent vaccine, an insect specific arborvirus bearing chikungunya virus structural proteins. Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Register for ASV 2017 ASM-ASV Conference on Interplay of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens Chikungunya virus vaccine using insect virus platform (Nat Med) Ebola vaccine results ( NYTimes , paper ) Letters read on TWiV 421 This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE. Weekly Science Picks Alan - Open Access Button Dickson - National Geographic Photographs Kathy - World's Tiniest Radio Receiver Nathan - Mutter Museum, Philadelphia Vincent - How Rogue One is Connected to the Mac Listener Pick Sam - Cell Lab: Evolution Sandbox Hannelore - Congressional Dish Johnye - The Fungi in Your Future Brendan - Zimmer on Longform podcast Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]