Recombinant technology
Description
The search for a magic bullet against cancer and AIDS is leading to recombinant technology-to explain the nature of the disease problem, help the body's immune system destroy the invader, and accelerate recovery from treatment. As more diseases are being nearly wiped out, more disease-resistant bacteria and viruses are turning up. Vaccine developers are using genetically-engineered vaccines to create more effective vaccines that are cheaper to grow and easier to deliver. The diseases for which vaccines are being sought range from AIDS to colon cancer; the longer-range goal is to understand the role of oncogenes in controlling growth, and therefore to solving the underlying problem of cancer itself.
Runtime
30 min
Series
Subjects
- Reproductive health (95)
- Human reproduction (85)
- Heredity, Human (127)
- Genetics (271)
- Medicine (401)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2008]
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