by msander | Jul 23, 2018 | Gr. 11-12 Biology
The first ever vaccine was created when Edward Jenner, an English physician and scientist, successfully injected small amounts of a cowpox virus into a young boy to protect him from the related (and deadly) smallpox virus. But how does this seemingly counterintuitive...
by msander | Feb 26, 2018 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Last week, a group of researchers unveiled a vaccine that cures cancer in mice, and if we can get it to work in humans, it will save a lot of lives. Hosted by: Hank Green Support SciShow and go to http://skl.sh/scishow2. Click here to go to the source for more...
by msander | Nov 30, 2017 | Gr. 11-12 Biology
All year long, researchers at hospitals around the world collect samples from flu patients and send them to top virology experts with one goal: to design the vaccine for the next flu season. But why do we need a new one every year? Vaccines for diseases like mumps and...
by msander | Jan 22, 2015 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
HIV has proved to be a stubborn foe, but its relatives that infect animals could help us make a run around the virus’s defenses. Of Mice and Men and HIV One hurdle in HIV research is that the virus is very human-specific, so it doesn’t readily infect lab animals—and...
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