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Arctic Bacteria Used To Make Cool Vaccines
cremeglace writes "Scientists say they may have discovered a way to develop cool new vaccines — and they mean that literally. By replacing essential genes in a mammalian pathogen with their counterparts from Arctic bacteria, they have created strains that provoke a protective immune response in mice, but that don't spread to the warm parts of the body where they could do serious harm. The team hopes that the method will lead to a new generation of vaccines for major bacterial diseases such as tuberculosis."
No such thing as a "duck billed platypus"... there are Platypus though.
Oh, chill out, man. I think this is pretty damn cool; it's a great way for these scientists to ice their place in history. Things have been moving at a glacial pace in the field until now; I bet this will send shivers down the spines of some of their peers. These scientists are sure to drink a few frosty ones to celebrate before running home to make love to their frigid spouses!