Boosting vaccine power.

• Autores: Nathalie Garçon, Michel Goldman
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 301, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 72-79
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article examines how additional insights into the immune system have made it possible for scientists to improve old vaccines and create new ones. Vaccines are effective in preventing disease but many scientists believe they could work better. Topics include an in-depth analysis of how advances in immunology has allowed vaccine designers the ability to target specific populations and pathogens and how novel adjuvants can make vaccines more effective. INSETS: COMMON VACCINE TYPES;ADJUVANTS OLD AND NEW;Next-Generation Vaccines.