SpyCage animation (VIDEO) Penn State This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. Caption SpyCage is a new platform for intranasal vaccines being developed at Penn State. The surface of SpyCage, a protein scaffold that resembles a tiny wire-frame soccer ball, can be decorated with pieces of a virus so that it resembles a virus in size, shape, and symmetry. When administered via the nose, it can induce an immune response in pre-clinical animal testing. Credit Penn State Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC-ND Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.