170: Rats, lice, and nanoparticles
Feb 08, 2018•56 min•Ep. 170
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Episode description
The TWiM team reveals that spread of plague was likely by human ectoparasites, not rats, and deconstruct a durable, broadly protective protein nanoparticle influenza virus vaccine.
Hosts:
Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.
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Links for this episode
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Ectoparasites and plague (PNAS)
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SIR model for spread of disease (MAA)
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Protein nanoparticle flu vaccines (Nat Commun)
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Food washing (USDA)
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