Season 1, Episode 3: Toward a Vaccine for an Ancient Scourge

03/09/2018 14 min
Season 1, Episode 3: Toward a Vaccine for an Ancient Scourge

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The parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a scary flesh-rotting disease, is tough to beat, says School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor and Chair M.G. Finn. It usually ravages equatorial countries but is now in North America. Finn is teaming with Brazilian scientists to work on a potential vaccine.

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