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Virus Vectors
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Virus vectors are used to deliver genes or proteins to cells in order to treat genetic diseases or create vaccines, such as the Ebola and COVID-19 vaccines. The years of studying adenovirus have allowed scientists to determine which genes can be safely cut out of the virus to allow for effective delivery without causing disease.
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Scientists have been able to use viruses as tools to deliver proteins in vaccines even before mRNA vaccines came along.
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Scientists have been able to use viruses as tools to deliver proteins in vaccines even before mRNA vaccines came along. Vector vaccines such as the adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccines use a virus that will infect humans but not cause disease, genetically modified with a specific gene to deliver the necessary proteins to trigger immune response.
ChapterVirus Vectors
Episode#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Virus vectors can be used to deliver regular genes to a patient with a genetic disease or to kill tumors specifically, making it less toxic than traditional treatments.
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Virus vectors can be used to deliver regular genes to a patient with a genetic disease or to kill tumors specifically, making it less toxic than traditional treatments. Researchers have been studying virus vectors like adenovirus, vesicular stomatitis virus, influenza virus, and even measles virus for over 20 years to develop vaccines and treatments.
ChapterVirus Vectors
Episode#216 – Vincent Racaniello: Viruses and Vaccines
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This episode discusses the history and development of DNA and RNA vaccines, including the challenges and successes of each approach.
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This episode discusses the history and development of DNA and RNA vaccines, including the challenges and successes of each approach.