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Biological system for constructing and testing viral vaccines

US5212057A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1989
Grant dateMay 18, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2710/24145
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a novel biological system for 1) the evaluation of potential complications of live virus vaccines prior to actual testing in animals or in the field, and 2) the construction of vaccine vectors in which the ability to grow within specific organs or tissues has selectively been eliminated from the virus.

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