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Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines.
The University of York-led study identified and characterised a new strain of Leishmania parasite that will form the basis of a new controlled human infection model for the disease which is transmitted by the bite of sand flies. The team then produced the parasite to the standards required for use in human clinical studies.
The use of controlled human infection models has already proved invaluable in accelerating vaccine development for cholera, malaria, typhoid, influenza and other important infectious diseases. Such models are also being developed as part of the fight against COVID-19.
Game Of Thrones Character I loved it, Dormer says of Beric Dondarrion s demise in the monster HBO series. The actor also gives us a detailed look at his new fantasy character, Sam Vimes from Terry Pratchett s
Discworld novels.
The Watch star Richard Dormer grew up reading the work of author Terry Pratchett, whose
Discworld books form the basis for the series. Although, as he told Rotten Tomatoes during a recent interview, his regular diet was interrupted, ironically enough, just after the first City Watch novel,
Guards! Guards!, was released.
“I went to drama school, I was about 17, and I gave the book to a classmate and I never got to find out about Sam Vimes,” he said.
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Fans of Sir Terry Pratchettâs works have a reason to be excited! BBC America is soon to release its adaptation of Pratchettâs âDiscworldâ series of fantasy novels. The eight-part season will follow the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the novels, which in the books evolve from a hopeless gang of three to a fully equipped and efficient police force. Hereâs all you need to know about âThe Watchâ:
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As per BBC America, âThe Watchâ follows an unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. âThe comedic yet thrilling series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it,â notes the official synopsis. âThe modern and inclusive series is inspir