Diary of Orrin Brown, outside Williston, South Carolina Sunday–Feb 12th We were on the road again this morning at 6 Oclock marched, out to the Brig. about 4 miles and haulted to draw rations to last us three but did not have time to issue them before we had to fall in again. I was […]
Improve a Vaccine—Save a Forest
QS-21 is a promising adjuvant which improves the performance of certain drugs. The trouble is, QS-21 is derived from an evergreen tree (Quillaja saponari) found in limited locations in Chile. It also has some other qualities that limit vaccine effectiveness. Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York have been working on a synthetic […]