Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVites discuss Zika virus seroprevalence in wild monkeys, Zika virus mRNA vaccines, and a gamete fusion protein inherited from viruses.

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Links for this episode * Nido2017 Meeting * ASMCUE * Seroprevalence of Zika virus in wild monkeys and baboons (mSphere) * Zika virus mRNA vaccines (paper one, paper two) * Gamete fusion protein is type II viral fusogen (paper one, paper two) * Image credit * Letters read on TWiV 432

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