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Article: Penn Animal Study Identifies New DNA Weapon Against Avian Flu; Broad Application of DNA Vaccine Could Allow for Quick Mobilization During an Epidemic.(Report)
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- July 1, 2008
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Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System
PHILADELPHIA, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to vaccinate against avian flu. By delivering vaccine via DNA constructed to build antigens against flu, along with a minute electric pulse, researchers have immunized experimental animals against various strains of the virus. This approach could allow for the build up of vaccine reserves that could be easily and effectively dispensed in case of an epidemic. This study was published last week in PLoS ONE.
"This is the first study to show that a single DNA vaccine ...