DNA may offer rapid road to Zika vaccine quoting : Science News

Story continues after graphicImmune trigger For a DNA vaccine against Zika, scientists insert genes for Zika proteins into a circular piece of DNA called a plasmid. Barouch's team was the first to report a Zika DNA vaccine that offered protection in mice — in a study published last June in Nature. But the DNA vaccine has stepped up to the plate first, and the world will soon see if it can deliver. But the race to make a Zika vaccine probably won't come down to just one winner, he says. The biotech company Inovio Pharmaceuticals, for example, has begun human trials with yet another DNA vaccine for Zika.




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Yale study: Zika may affect male fertility

A new study out of Yale University, found the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has afflicted thousands of people worldwide, reduced ... more Photo: YURI CORTEZ / AFP /Getty Images Yale study: Zika may affect male fertility 1 / 1 Back to GalleryThe mosquito-borne Zika virus doesn't only lead to birth defects, it could also lead to fertility problems in males. Yale study: Zika may affect male fertilityPhoto: YURI CORTEZ / AFP /Getty Images Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 (FILES) This file photo taken on May 7, 2016 shows a mosquito in Mexico City. The Yale study emphasizes the need for a Zika vaccine and antiviral therapies, researchers said. A new study out of Yale University, found the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has afflicted thousands of people worldwide, reduced the size of testes in infected mice for up to 21 days. Well, in male mice, at least.



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