New vaccine strategies resulting from progress in biochemistry and molecular biology include the production of
A) DNA vaccines.
B) synthetic peptides.
C) recombinant vector vaccines.
D) all of the above.

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All three options listed (DNA vaccines, synthetic peptides, and recombinant vector vaccines) are new vaccine strategies resulting from progress in biochemistry and molecular biology. DNA vaccines involve injecting a small piece of DNA that encodes for a specific antigen into the body, which then produces the antigen and triggers an immune response. Synthetic peptides involve creating a small, synthetic piece of the antigen that can be used to stimulate an immune response. Recombinant vector vaccines involve taking a harmless virus or bacteria and genetically modifying it to contain the antigen of interest, which then triggers an immune response when administered.

New Vaccine Strategies Resulting from Progress in Biochemistry and Molecular