The TWiM team reveals that spread of plague was likely by human ectoparasites, not rats, and deconstruct a durable, broadly protective protein nanoparticle influenza virus vaccine.

Hosts:

Vincent Racaniello, Michael Schmidt, Michele Swanson and Elio Schaechter.

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Links for this episode

• Ectoparasites and plague (PNAS)
• SIR model for spread of disease (MAA)
• Protein nanoparticle flu vaccines (Nat Commun)
• Food washing (USDA)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiM 170

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