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Bird flu breakthrough is good news for humans | New findings about the genetic makeup of the virus and one particular immune cell that all of us have. It also paves the way for fast-tracking the first H5N1 vaccine.
Human protection against bird flu may be easier than scientists previously thought, thanks to new findings about the core genetic makeup of the virus and one particular T cell that all of us have in our immune-system arsenal. This means that many of us will have some innate ability to fight off the…
Human protection against bird flu may be easier than scientists previously thought, thanks to new findings about the core genetic makeup of the virus and one particular T cell that all of us have in our immune-system arsenal. In the study, Grant and her team used extensive bioinformatics and sequence analysis to predict whether T cells would recognize H5N1 based on past data (not surprisingly, testing live H5N1 virus strains in a laboratory is very risky and therefore highly restricted). Nonetheless, it's a significant step forward in understanding potential pre-existing immunity and how this can be harnessed to develop a vaccine based on these highly conserved viral epitopes that would deliver long-lasting protection against serious illness.
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