I don’t usually prefer taking medicines for minor ailments because I fear their side-effects. But things may get better with Roy Curtiss and his fellow researchers of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, who are developing a new type of self-destructible vaccine that leaves none of its spin-off once it slinks into human body. It was a unique experiment as when they made Salmonella bacteria lug a little piece of Streptococcus pneumonia into the bodies of mice, the bacteria broke open and died, though with an antigen. While it has been a success with bacteria, it’s still to be tested on viruses, fungal contagions and parasites. Well, further experiments would tell if it’s safe and doesn’t cause any diseases or problems. Certainly, we need to wait to see when they would offer it for humans.
Source: Reuters