Ad5 vectors are the most commonly used adenovirus vector. Ad5 vectors transduce a wide range of cell types. They utilize the Coxsackie-Adenovirus Receptor (CAR) to enter cells. Transduction efficiency ...

Vaccination is undoubtedly one of the most effective means of preventing infectious diseases by provoking an active acquired immunity to pathogens, such as harmful bacteria or viruses. This is ...

Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with poor prognosis. This warrants the development of novel therapies including gene therapy. However, clinical studies have demonstrated poor efficacy of ...

Scientists from the USA have recently compared the dynamics of humoral and cellular immune responses induced by mRNA-based and adenoviral vector-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. The ...

Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized, Phase III Study Comparing Oral Topotecan/Cisplatin Versus Etoposide/Cisplatin As Treatment for Chemotherapy-Naive Patients With Extensive-Disease Small-Cell Lung ...

False claims that the outbreak of monkeypox was caused by using a chimpanzee adenovirus vector in the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine have been gaining traction online. One person on Twitter,a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine One of the more exciting opportunities in medical ...

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At 3 a.m. on November 19, the first batch of more than 4 million doses of adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccines produced by Shenzhen Kangtai Biological ...