Aren't you glad that our astute management team has managed to position us on the forefront of this technology and managed to bring our PPS up to several dollars a share .... well, at least we're not below 20% of our high share price .... Folks who bought at the peak have only lost 75% of their investment ....
Bird Flu, Part IV: Flying the Coop for New Vaccine Technology Thursday, December 08, 2005 By Liza Porteus
NEW YORK — The "chicken and the egg" approach to mass-producing influenza vaccines may soon fly the coop.
Although the tried-and-true — yet slow — process of making vaccines from flu viruses grown in fertilized chicken eggs is currently the only method approved in the United States, various drug companies and other corners are working on the next generation of vaccines using what's called "cell-culture technology."
The hope is that cell culture can help create vaccines faster, especially in the face of a pandemic flu — whether it be the H5N1 bird flu virus or another strain.
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