Magister Scientiae (Medical Bioscience) - MSc(MBS) / Insect-derived baculoviruses have been used extensively as a safe and versatile research model for transgenic protein expression. Preclinical studies have revealed the promising potential of Baculoviruses as a delivery vector for a variety of therapeutic applications, including vaccination, tissue engineering and cancer treatments. Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses containing linear, non-segmented ribonucleic acid. Human coronavirus NL63 was first discovered in the Netherlands in January 2004, where a 7-month-old girl presented with an acute respiratory tract infection that was later established to predominantly infect infants, the elderly and immunocompromised individuals.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/8035 |
Date | January 2020 |
Creators | Liedeman, Kerwin |
Contributors | Fielding, Burtram |
Publisher | University of Western Cape |
Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Rights | University of Western Cape |
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