A vaccine is used to prevent the body from contracting a certain virus. Once a vaccine is discovered to have the affect of blocking a virus this is great. But, sometimes the process of tesing a vaccine can be difficult because people aren't lining up to have experimental vaccines tested on them. In response to thius problem a viriologist, George Lewis, from the University in Marlyand has figured out how to create a makeshift himan immune system in a jar. By culturing some white blood cells that are in the prescence of a virus, the removed whitecells will continue to produce virus fighting antibodies. This new way to test vaccines may allow for the acceleration of medical research in curing or fighting many diseases.
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13399-invention-shapeshifting-dishwasher.html
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