Several major drugs companies have announced big cuts to the amounts they charge for their vaccines in the developing world. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck, Johnson & Johnson and Sanofi-Aventis have agreed to cut prices through the international vaccine alliance Gavi. GSK said it would cut the price of its vaccine for rotavirus by 67% to $2.50… Continue reading Drug Firms Cut Vaccine Prices to the Developing World
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Caught in The Act: Imaging Microscopy Catches Malaria Parasite Invading Blood Cells
Australian scientists using new image and cell technologies have for the first time caught malaria parasites in the act of invading red blood cells. The researchers, from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), achieved this long-held aim using a combination of electron, light and super… Continue reading Caught in The Act: Imaging Microscopy Catches Malaria Parasite Invading Blood Cells