Experimental vaccines from the University of Texas Medical Branch protect against the pneumonic plague and don’t cause side effects. The researchers deleted three genes in each of three candidate strains in order to weaken — but not kill — the bacteria. The strains could no longer cause disease and generated a robust immune response in the animals tested.
OK. Ebola has gotten the nation and the world into a total frenzy, but of course, we’ve got yet another thing to worry about. The bubonic plague, a bacterial disease carried by rodents and passed to humans by flea bites, has now killed 40 people in Madagascar and is spreading, according to the World Health […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.