DNA vaccines come of age

Officials with Inovio Pharmaceuticals have announced the publication of an article exploring the “rebirth” of DNA vaccines in the July issue of Scientific American magazine. The article – “DNA Drugs Come of Age” – was co-authored by Dr. David Weiner, the chairman of the scientific advisory board for Inovio Phramaceuticals, eon.businesswire.com reports. Weiner is also a professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Weiner writes that some of the advantages of DNA vaccines versus traditional vaccines include that DNA vaccines are recognized as safer than traditional vaccines and are easier and faster to develop and manufacture. Unlike traditional vaccines, DNA vaccines also do not require refrigeration, according to the eon.businesswire.com report. Officials with Inovio Pharmaceuticals have announced the publication of an article exploring the...