In 1796, when Edward Jenner developed the first vaccine, against the smallpox virus, no one knew what viruses were, let alone connected them to diseases.
Many believed Jenners vaccine worked becaus… [+29343 chars]
The golden age of vaccine development - Works in Progress
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
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