Could this nasal spray replace all your vaccines one day?
This episode of NPR's Shortwave explores the groundbreaking research of immunologist Bali Pulendran, who is developing a universal vaccine that could protect against multiple pathogens by harnessing the ancient innate immune system. The potential for a single nasal spray to offer broad, t
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