| Here’s the
Skinny on Painless Vaccines
Using hair
follicles as portals, scientists have delivered DNA vaccines directly—and
painlessly—into the skin.
References:
Fan, H. . . .
and P.A. Khavari. 1999. Immunization via hair follicles by topical
application of naked DNA to normal skin. Nature Biotechnology
17(September):870.
Further Readings:
Tang, D., Z. Shi,
and D.T. Curiel. 1997. Vaccination onto bare skin. Nature
388(Aug. 21):729.
Sources:
Hongran Fan
Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Stephen A.
Johnston
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Department of Biochemistry
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75235-9038
Paul A.Khavari
Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, CA 94304
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 11, September 11, 1999, p. 164. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |