TWiV 207: Silk sheets and viral infidelity
Nov 19, 2012•1 hr 46 min
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Episode description
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Matt Frieman, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Alan, Matt, and Kathy review the use of silk to stabilize antibiotics and a viral vaccine, and an impaired-fidelity vaccine against SARS coronavirus.
Links for this episode:- Silk stabilization of antibiotics and vaccines (PNAS)
- Impaired-fidelity coronavirus vaccine (Nature Medicine)
- Select agent status and SARS therapies (Spoonful of Medicine)
- Letters read on TWiV 207
Matt - Virus-associated pyramids (slide #11)Alan - Similarities of wave behavior (YouTube)Kathy - The glass transitionVincent - US cattle country in uproar at virus lab plans (BBC)
Listener Pick of the WeekRicardo - Blackawton bees and Science is for everyone (TED)Tony - Biophilia by Bjork
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