Egg beaters: flu vaccine makers look beyond the chicken egg
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Flu vaccines are prepared in fertilized eggs by injecting the influenza virus into the fluid surrounding the embryo. As working with eggs is a tedious process, vaccine manufacturers are exploring the possibility of using stainless steel culture vats.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
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The risks on the table
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A discussion of the safety of the genetically modified ingredients in more than half of the foods in supermarkets is presented. Opponents of the industry worry that adverse health surprises await usage of recombinant-DNA technology.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
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The post-genome project
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The new science of proteomics which attempts to catalogue proteins encoded by genes, and determine how such proteins function, is examined.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
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