If it is, then the next step is to determine if monkeys display similar vaccine - induced immunity. (sciencemediacentre.org)
But it's still unknown whether the DNA will integrate into chromosomes, says John Polo, a molecular biologist at Chiron Technologies Center for Gene Therapy in San Diego, California, which is developing similar vaccines for HIV and the herpes virus. (sciencemag.org)
The research, conducted by investigators supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that similar vaccines for people could be similarly protective. (sciencedaily.com)