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This Ocean Predator Can Kick Start a Vaccine: The Shark
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Sharks are in the news, but not for their normal shenanigans. They, and their squalene, an oil found in their livers, apparently have a role in the COVID-19 vaccine story.  Squalene is used as an adjuvant in vaccines and chemotherapeuticsAn adjuvant revs up the immune system, resulting in a bigger immune response, which means better resistance to the pathogen. 

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