Can we create vaccines that mutate and spread?

Title:
Can we create vaccines that mutate and spread?
Speaker:
Leor Weinberger
Description:

Viruses mutate and spread from person to person, a dynamic process that often leaves us playing catch-up when there's a new disease outbreak. What if vaccines worked the same way? Virologist Leor Weinberger shares a scientific breakthrough: "hijacker therapy," a type of medical treatment that could attack, modify and spread alongside a virus, potentially treating afflicted individuals and slowing the spread of infections like HIV.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
20:59
Format: HTML5
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