Vincent, Alan, and Hamish Young discuss bacteriophages in viral vaccines, enteroviruses and diabetes, inhibition of Hendra and Nipah virus replication by the malaria drug chloroquine, and viroids.

Links for this episode:

• Bacteriophages in viral vaccines
• Presence of enteroviral VP1 protein in pancreatic islets of diabetics
• Chloroquine inhibits Hendra and Nipah virus replication
• Review on viroids discovered by TO Diener
• Mumps in Ireland
• CDC information on EBV (thanks Megan!) and Journal of Virology paper (thanks Everett!)

Science blog of the week: The Weekly Virus
Science podcast pick of the week: NIH Research Radio Podcast
Science book of the week: Ahead of the Curve: David Baltimore’s Life in Science by Shane Crotty