TWiV 401: Vector victorious

Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello,  Dickson Despommier,  Alan Dove, and  Kathy SpindlerZika virus spreads  in the USA, a Zika virus DNA vaccine goes into phase I trials, and how mosquito bites enhance virus replication and disease, from the friendly TWiFolk Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Kathy. Become a  patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeBeverly Griffin, 86 (1  2  3)Zika virus  in the US (CDC)Zika virus  spreading in Miami (CDC)Zika virus in  Florida (NY Times)NIH begins phase I trial of  Zika virus DNA vaccine (NIAID)Mosquito salive enhances West Nile  replication in mice (J Virol)Mosquito bites  enhance virus infection (Immunity)Photo of  A. aegyptii and mouse ears from Marieke PingenLetters read on TWiV 401This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non ­fiction 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 completel free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important data forever. Visit  www.drobo.com to learn more. Listeners can save $100 on a Drobo system at drobostore.com by using the discount code Microbe100.Weekly Science PicksAlan - The DoubleclicksKathy - WHO ZIKV app and Z...
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