Episode Details

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVites discuss Zika virus seroprevalence in wild monkeys, Zika virus mRNA vaccines, and a gamete fusion protein inherited from viruses.

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Links for this episode

• Nido2017 Meeting
• ASMCUE
• Seroprevalence of Zika virus in wild monkeys and baboons (mSphere)
• Zika virus mRNA vaccines (paper one, paper two)
• Gamete fusion protein is type II viral fusogen (paper one, paper two)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 432

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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