Scientists at the Australia-based
Queensland Institute of Medical
Research have given the green light
to the establishment of "DNA Vaccines" as the obvious choice of the
future (Biotechnology, Vol 3, No 5).
While the 2 earlier developments in vaccination included, first,
using attenuated or killed forms of
organisms, and second, using defined natural or recombinant components of whole organisms, researchers have suggested conclusively
that the third generation vaccines
will uiDise naked DNA for immunisation'against viruses, bacteria and parasites.
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