Credit: PHOTO BY MICHELLE HASSEL
U. OF I. PATHOBIOLOGY PROFESSOR KEITH JAROSINSKI LED A TEAM THAT FOUND THAT LIVE VACCINES AND VIRUSES CAN INFECT THE SAME CELLS IN LIVING ANIMALS AND SOMETIMES SHARE MOLECULAR TOOLS THAT AID NEW INFECTIONS. THE FINDINGS SHOULD INFORM THE DESIGN OF VACCINES TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL ATTRIBUTES THAT MIGHT HELP VIRUSES SPREAD, JAROSINSKI SAID