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Redesigning the polio vaccine - Lessons from evolution

Current polio vaccines have been successful in nearly eradicating polio in the world. Unfortunately, there have been emerging cases of polio in recent years. To combat this, scientists have designed a new oral poliovirus vaccine that could result in a…

A Tale of Two Vaccines: Zika Vaccines Show Promise in Mice

Digitally-colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Zika virus. Virus particles are colored blue. By CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith Public Domain In a little over a year since it was first reported in Brazil, Zika virus has gone from a little-known…