TWiV 207: Silk sheets and viral infidelity

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

Weekly Science Picks

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Listener Pick of the Week

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