Engineers use “DNA origami” to identify vaccine design rules
In lab tests, virus-like DNA structures coated with viral proteins provoke a strong immune response in human B cells.
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How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt?
Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.
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MIT’s Love Lab developing a Covid-19 vaccine to potentially reach billions
Manufacturability is key to producing a widely available, affordable vaccine.
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Storing medical information below the skin’s surface
Specialized dye, delivered along with a vaccine, could enable “on-patient” storage of vaccination history.
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Delivery system can make RNA vaccines more powerful
Vaccines packaged in novel nanoparticles could offer a new way to fight cancer and infectious diseases.
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Squeezing cells to cure diseases
Startup SQZ Biotech aims to open a new path in immunotherapy with its cell-compressing technique.
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A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus | MIT News
Nanoparticles could offer a new way to help eradicate the disease worldwide.
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Deploying therapeutic payloads to cells | MIT News
Mark Bathe develops molecular packages for targeted delivery of drugs, vaccines, and gene-editing tools.
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Progress toward a Zika vaccine | MIT News
Researchers program RNA nanoparticles that could protect against the virus.
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MIT undertakes Grand Challenge for innovation in global vaccine manufacturing | MIT News
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awards MIT, University College London, and University of Kansas $17.6M for development and production of low-cost vaccines.
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