A team of Portuguese scientists has reduced the size of helper plasmids for recombinant adeno-associated viral (rAAV) production. The team, from Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica ...

28 August 2019, Lower Saxony, Hanover: A pediatrician vaccinates a child with a 6-way combination vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus (tetanus), polio, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b ...

Dengue is one of the most common vector-borne viral diseases today, with ongoing outbreaks in Asia and Latin America. Its spread to North America highlights its global significance, as climate ...

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While biofilms may serve as a reservoir for antibiotic resistance carried by conjugative plasmids, they might not be a structure acquiring resistance easily. Our study provides insights into the ...