TWiV 847: On Dasher, on Dancer, on Corona and Lassa

<p>For the final episode of 2021, TWiV reviews an experimental infectious attenuated Lassa fever vaccine based on a codon-deoptimized glycoprotein gene, and SARS-CoV-2 infection of free-ranging white-tailed deer.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href="http://trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</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>Codon-deoptimized <a href= "https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00039-20?permanently=true"> Lassa fever vaccine</a> (mBio)</li> <li>Attenuation of dengue virus by codon deoptimization (<a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-351/">TWiV 351</a>)</li> <li>Codon deoptimization of poliovirus and RS virus (<a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-740/">TWiV 740</a>)</li> <li>Codon deoptimization of DNA viruses (<a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-362-letters/">TWiV 362 letters</a>)</li> <li>CEPI on <a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-612/">TWiV 612</a></li> <li>SARS-CoV-2 in <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04353-x">white-tailed deer</a> (Nature)</li> <li>Letters read on TWiV 847</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Dickson</strong> – EO Wilson (<em><a href= "https://amzn.to/3ziFcu3">Ants</a></em> and <a href= "https://theconversation.