New method could deliver DNA-based vaccines in pill form

(University of Nebraska-Lincoln) An oral-delivery method for DNA-based vaccinations and cancer-treating gene therapies would help make the medications more widely available. Nebraska researchers combined a corn-based protein and a derivative from shrimp shells to create an ingestible pill form for engineered genes and virus-derived DNA.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news