vaccines

Bill and Melinda Gates announced today that their foundation will commit $10 billion over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world’s poorest countries. The Gateses said that increased investment in vaccines by governments and the private sector could help...

The best defense against fast-moving diseases like bird flu may one day be a DNA vaccine tattoo under your skin. Researchers are experimenting with slightly modified tattoo guns to deliver DNA vaccines -- a potent form of vaccine that is easily engineered in vast quantities to protect...