TWiV 708: Alpaca llama full of nanobodies

<p>The TWiVy team deconstructs CoronaVac, the inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech, and production of multivalent camelid nanobodies that block infection with the virus and suppress selection of neturalization-resistant variants.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://www.alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/15/health/covid-vaccine-kessler.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage"> David Kessler to head</a> Operation Warp Speed (NY Times)</li> <li>Phase 1/2 results of <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/article/S1473-3099(20)30843-4/fulltext">Sinovac inactivated vaccine</a> (Lancet)</li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Propiolactone">beta-propiolactone</a> (Wikipedia)</li> <li>Multivalent anti-SARS-CoV-2 <a href= "https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/01/11/science.abe6230"> nanobodies</a> (Science)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-708-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 708</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Dickson</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/trump-riot-dc-capitol-photos.h