"Scientists have identified a protein that could enable more vaccines to be delivered through the mouth or nose, thus strengthening the body’s defenses where the body first encounters many bacteria and viruses." A pathologist at Emory has zeroed in on "M cells, a type of cell found in the intestines that may be a key to effective mucosal vaccines." Futurity.org reports on this promising development in a blog posting for October 27.
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