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| | Reverse Genetics: Building Flu Vaccines Piece by Piece |
 | | Robert Webster, Ph.D. Because of this characteristic, Dr. Webster and collaborators are using reverse genetics to attempt to develop a vaccine for the deadly H5N1 virus, also known as the bird flu, that has appeared in Vietnam, Thailand, and other Asian countries in winter 2003-4. |
 | | Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Ph.D. A new technology that's looking increasingly promising in the fight against the flu is plasmid-based reverse genetics, a procedure developed by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin, and further refined by Robert Webster, Ph.D., and Erich Hoffman, Ph.D., of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. |
 | | With further research, scientists will try to determine if reverse genetics technology may prove a quick and effective way for developing a suitable vaccine in the event of a pandemic. |
| www3.niaid.nih.gov /news/focuson/flu/research/prevention/kawaoka_reversegenetics.htm (535 words) |
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