TWiV 488: Who nose if it will work in humans

The TWiV team reveals that recent mumps virus outbreaks in the US are due to waning vaccine efficacy, and an intranasally delivered small interfering RNA that controls West Nile infection in the brain. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , and Kathy Spindler Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASM Microbe 2018 ASV 2018 Microbiology Student Symposium at UC Berkeley Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference Waning mumps vaccine in US (Sci Trans Med) siRNA control of West Nile virus brain infection (Cell Host Microbe) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 488 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Peak bloom and photographing cherry blossoms Dickson - Origins of vertebrate RNA viruses Alan - Rare footage of anglerfish in the deep ocean Vincent - NIH must reduce disparities in funding Listener Picks Mariann - Eden Project and Bellyvision Apparatus and the Like Amir - Winners of ICR Science Photography and Photography Contest Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees . Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]