World's toughest bacterium holds promise for rapid vaccine development against deadly diseases
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 21:00
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a new preparation method that renders a virus or bacterium non-infectious while preserving its immune-boosting ability after exposure to gamma radiation. A lethally irradiated vaccine was successfully tested in mice against drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria and holds promise for other such deadly diseases.