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The link between imperfect vaccines and disease

New mathematical models explore why some vaccines are more effective than others. A new mathematical model that tests the effectiveness of different vaccine types could help explain why certain diseases are still...

26 December, 2014

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High-tech images show how viruses infect cells

As people around the world contend with illnesses caused by viruses, including this year’s strain of the flu or influenza, researchers continue to study how viruses work and how they manage to invade living cells...

10 March, 2013

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How ancient viruses became genomic ‘superspreaders’

Scientists have uncovered clues as to how our genomes became riddled with viruses. The study, supported by the Wellcome Trust, reveals important information about the so-called ‘dark matter’ of our genome...

4 May, 2012

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