TWiV 422: Watching the icosahedron drop

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler The TWiVestigators wrap up 2016 with a discussion of the year's ten compelling virology stories.   Become a patron of TWiV! Should auld infections be forgotAnd never T-cells primed?Will cross-reacting antigensProtect the host next time? Links for this episode Register for ASV 2017 ASM-ASV Conference on Interplay of Viral and Bacterial Pathogens Ten virology stories from 2016 Zika virus (first covered in 2015, TWiV 368) Ebolavirus Eukaryotic genes in Wolbachia phage (TWiV 412) Harold "400" Varmus (TWiV 400) and many other guests Vaccines Mutualism Mosquitoes and viruses Vector victorious (TWiV 401) Animal models of virus infections Virus evolution Current Zika virus infections (ECDC) Early Zika virus infections in Hawaii (PLoS NTD) Zika virus vaccine for whom? (NYTimes) Final results for Ebola virus vaccine (Lancet) Photo from Mohammad Letters read on TWiV 422 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 - North America's Lost Medieval City Dickson - New Views of Pillars of Creation Kathy - Reilly Top Ten Rich - Everyday Einstein Vincent - Naples' Sleeping Volcano Might Be Waking Up Listener Pick John - RadioLab: The Times They Are a-Changin' Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]