Leslie Collier
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Leslie Collier
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Leslie Harold Collier was a scientist responsible for developing a freeze-drying method to produce a more heat stable smallpox vaccine in the late 1940s. Collier added a key component, peptone, a soluble protein, to the process. This protected the virus, enabling the production of a heat-stable vaccine in powdered form. Previously, smallpox vaccines would become ineffective after 1–2 days at ambient temperature. The development of his vaccine production method played a large role in enabling the
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British virologist
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2022-07-01T22:39:35Z
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