TWiV 420: Orthogonal vectors

Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello,  Dickson Despommier,  Alan Dove,  Rich Condit, and  Kathy SpindlerThe TWiV  gurus describe how to use an orthogonal translation system to produce infectious but replication-incompetent influenza vaccines. Become a  patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeRegister for ASV 2017Local Zika virus  transmission in TexasTexaszika.orgLocal dengue virus  transmission in Texas (EID)No more Zika virus transmission in Florida (FL  DOH)Dengue virus antibodies  enhance Zika virus infection (Clin Trans Imm)Infectious, replication incompetent influenza virus vaccine (Science)Pyrrolysl-tRNA synthetase (Biochem Biophys Acta)History of  nonsense suppression (Stan Maloy)Suppression of  poliovirus amber mutant (Cell)Remembering  mumps (PLoS Path)Letters read on TWiV 420This 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 completely free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.Weekly Science PicksAlan - Superbugs gameDickson - Dinosaur tail trapped in amberRich - Earth's Rotation is Slowing (original article)Kathy - Lithium Ion batteries (one and two)Vincent - Truth and Lies in the Age of Trump (virology blog) and  self driving Uber carListener PickSteve - New York Cit...
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