TWiV 779: Evolving boosterism

<p>TWiV reviews evidence that COVID-19 mRNA vaccination of both uninfected and previously infected persons elicits cross-variant neutralizing antibodies, and directed evolution of a bacterial protein to form a virus-like capsid that specifically packages its encoding mRNA.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href="http://www.alandove.com/">Alan Dove</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>mRNA vaccine boosts <a href= "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33766944/">cross-variant neutralizing Ab</a> (Science)</li> <li>mRNA vaccine boosts <a href= "https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6549/1418">variant B and T cell responses</a> (Science)</li> <li>Directed evolution of <a href= "https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6547/1220">virus-like nucleocapsid</a> (Science)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-779-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 779</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies"> The Science of Chocolate Chip Cookies</a><br /> <strong>Alan</strong> – <a href= "https://www.pnas.org/content/118/23/e2108401118.full">Keeping Black students in STEM</a><br /> <strong>Vincent</strong> – <a href= "https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/antivirals">Antiviral Program for Pandemics</a></p> <h3>Listener Pick</h3> <p><strong>Mar