TWiV #69 - They're all safecrackers
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On episode #69 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Rich\\xa0review recent outbreaks of mumps in the UK, US, and Israel, protection of mice against 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus by 1918-like and classical swine H1N1 vaccines, and a virus-like particle vaccine for chikungunya virus.
\\nHost links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
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- Mumps outbreak in Israel (ProMedMail and Eurosurveillance; thanks Lenn!) and Iowa \\n
- Retraction of Wakefield vaccines- autism study \\n
- Immunization with 1918-like and classical swine H1N1 influenza viruses protects against 2009 H1N1 strain \\n
- Virus-like particle vaccine for chikungunya virus \\n
- Image: antigenic differences in HA structures of 1918, Cal/09 and Bris/59/07 viruses \\n
- Paul Ewald articles (thanks Atila!): one, two, and three, and a recent review of the hypothesis \\n
Weekly science picks:
\\nRich John Moran Florida Nature Photography
Alan Periodic Table of Videos
Vincent The Protein Databank Educational Resources