Word: vaccinees
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
"These discoveries may contribute substantially to the development of a vaccine against AIDS," the statement continued.
"I'm going to get up and tell them not to analyze humor," deadpans Paulsen. "Then I'm going to my room. I've been denying I'd run for President since 1967. But I'm mayor of Asti, Calif. (pop. 7), now. That's a stepping city to the...
Merck, which funded much of the research and has licensed Chiron's technology for the new product, will sell the hepatitis B vaccine under the name Recombivax HB. The vaccine will join a handful of pioneering products of recombinant DNA, or gene splicing, that have reached the market, including human...
Recombivax HB is made by inserting a gene from the hepatitis B virus into yeast. The yeast cells then multiply rapidly and manufacture large amounts of a protein from the virus. This protein forms the basis of the new vaccine, which triggers an immune reaction when injected into humans.
The vaccine is the second developed for hepatitis B. But the other one, introduced in 1982 and also marketed by Merck, is somewhat less desirable because it must be made from the blood of infected individuals. Though there have been no reported cases of infection stemming from Merck's blood...