title: What biotechnology has to offer vaccine development.
abstract: New developments in biotechnology have led to a number of new approaches for the development of vaccines aimed at preventing infectious disease. This report summarizes some of the principles underlying these new technologies and illustrates some applications of these technologies to practical vaccine development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chanock
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D006801:Humans; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D014612:Vaccines; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D010455:Peptides; D014612:Vaccines; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic