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A vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease, courtesy of E. coli
Rabies is one of mankind's oldest and most feared scourges. It was known in ancient Mesopotamia, where a fine of 40 shekels of silver was levied against the owner of any dog whose bite caused a freeman's death (the rate for slaves was 15 shekels). Even...
But for all the attention given to interferon, insulin and human growth hormones, the company Cetus will probably market the first gene-splicing product when it comes out with an animal vaccine that will prevent the disease which breeders say kills 10 per cent of all pigs. Such vaccines, vitamins...
AIso in the future but perhaps more feasible are gene-splicing applications in the fields of animal husbandry and agriculture. Under a contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Genentech is already working on a vaccine against hoof-and-mouth disease, which kills off millions of food-producing animals a...
The same characteristic which, in part, inspired Mead's exploration of other cultures helped bring about a vaccine for polio and the invention of the geodesic dome. Salk developed the polio vaccine after he challenged the wisdom fed to him in medical school that only living viruses could be used...