Amoebas to protect us from the flu
Innovative flu vaccine takes first hurdle at Regulatory Agency
by Markus Köller website
www.medien-loge.de
ünster, July 29, 2013. We may still know from biology class that amoebas (or scientifically called Tetrahymena) are microscopic sandal shaped single cell organisms and can be found in any lake or water puddle. They will now help to produce the flu vaccine named Ciflu, the production of which is twice as fast as and safer than current technology. Risks and supply shortages for vaccines against seasonal or pandemic flu will most 11
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likely become a thing of the past. The vaccine was developed by Cilian AG, a biotech company based in Münster, Germany, and is currently in advanced testing phase. The German Paul Ehrlich Institute, more precisely the Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedical Products has now granted permission for next steps in the vaccine’s development.