I picked this book up with eager anticipation and put it down with a mixture of admiration and disappointment. Written by a French-speaking immunologist and translated into English, the book deals ...

The concept of vaccines first emerged in the 18th century when Dr. Edward Jenner purposely gave a young boy cowpox. Jenner, ...

Today there is mounting concern about the threat of a bioterrorist attack using smallpox—so much concern that in October 2001 the American government decided to order enough vaccine to protect ...

This cow horn, one of many, is at the Edward Jenner Musuem in Berkeley. According to the silver inscription it was polished by Edward Jenner himself and given as a gift, which was later passed on ...

A section of cow horn, inscribed 'G C Jenner, 1825'; possibly a relic of a cow called 'Blossom' - the source of the first vaccination fluid. 'G C' is Edward Jenner's (1749-1823) nephew, George ...

Vaccines are commonly made of killed, weakened, or parts of a virus which can stimulate the body's immune system. Normally, in response to vaccine administration, immunoglobulins are formed which ...

Krylova, Olga Earn, David J. D. and Dobson, Andy P. 2020. Patterns of smallpox mortality in London, England, over three centuries. PLOS Biology, Vol. 18, Issue. 12, p ...

The Enlightenment was a period of discovery and learning in philosophy, science and culture in Europe and North America. It covered a period from around 1680 to 1815. The Enlightenment, and the ...