The Bioterror Boondoggle
…vaccines are fine; but as far as basic research goes, who is to say what should be done? The best work comes from letting scientists follow their own paths. Find…
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More vaccine bashing
Today the New York Times is complaining about two vaccines against human papillomaviruses, Gardasil from Merck and Cevarix from GlaxoSmithKline. These vaccines were introduced two years ago to prevent infections…
TWiV 51: ALVAC-HIV and AIDSVAX B/E
…by email Links for this episode: HIV vaccine shows promise for the first time – description of the program, FDA background document (pdf), NEJM review on why AIDS vaccine is…
TWiV 83: An hour with Dr. Kiki
…about her career in science media, then consider whether smallpox eradication led to the AIDS pandemic, high fidelity RNA synthesis, and a new Ebola virus vaccine. This episode is sponsored…
TWiV 144: HIV gets the (zinc) finger
…and two) Recombinant Hendra glycoprotein vaccine protects ferrets (Vaccine) Making HIV resistant CD4 cells with zinc finger nucleases (PLoS Pathogens) Surveyor nuclease assay NCIS ‘Toxic’ summary TWiV on Facebook Letters…
Women AND men beware: HPV, the culprit behind more than just cervical cancers?
…United States, and as of yet, there is no cure. However, there is a vaccine to prevent infection by certain strains. Recent research may encourage not just the young women…