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The evolution of poxvirus vaccines.

Lucas Sánchez-Sampedro1, Beatriz Perdiguero2, Ernesto Mejías-Pérez3

  • 1Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid-28049, Spain. lsanchez@cnb.csic.es.

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|April 9, 2015
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Poxviruses, initially used for smallpox vaccination, have evolved into advanced vaccine vectors. Modern recombinant DNA technology enables the creation of safer, more effective vaccines against various diseases.

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