Researchers strike gold with nanotech vaccine
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 22:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have developed a novel vaccination method that uses tiny gold particles to mimic a virus and carry specific proteins to the body’s specialist immune cells. The technique differs from the traditional approach of using dead or inactive viruses as a vaccine and was demonstrated in the lab using a specific protein that sits on the surface of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).