Scientists take a step towards developing better vaccines for bluetongue
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have taken a step towards producing better vaccines against Bluetongue an important disease of livestock - after successfully assembling the virus outside a cell. This research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could provide scientists with the tools to develop vaccines with useful new properties.