vaccines

Saturday, November 14, 2009
Science

Synthetic Biology: Why Not Pursuing It Is Dangerous

6:00AM Wilson Rothman | We are at a biological turning point: We can invent organisms to make our drugs and fuel, even recode our DNA. It’s easy to run away screaming, but author Michael Specter says we have to quit whining and face it. More »
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Online

Google Maps Shows You The Way To Your Swine Flu Vaccine

5:49AM Jesus Diaz | The Pandemic That Was Going to Kill Us All But Didn’t is still alive, lurking to take you in a one-way trip across the Styx. Or a two-way trip to snotland. Google Maps points the way to the nearest vaccine. More »
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Science

Tattoos Might Be the Best Way to Deliver a Cancer Vaccine

7:10AM Adam Frucci | If you’ve ever considered getting a tattoo, it’s probably for aesthetic purposes. That’s all well and good, but in the near future getting a tattoo might be the best way to deliver vaccines, so if you go in for a new ink job you could also protect yourself from any number of diseases, including some cancers. More »
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