New Flu Treatment Outsmarts Mutations
A new drug could foil any outbreak Candy Coated: A new treatment targets “lollipop” molecules on the flu’s surface. Russell Kightley/Photo Researchers Before swine flu swept through the U.S., the virus had bounced around South America undetected for years. The H1N1 strain caught scientists by surprise, and without a vaccine. But a few weeks before the first North American case popped up, researchers successfully tested a therapy that could knock out almost any flu, and possibly any virus. Related Articles Swine Flu Consistent with Other Pandemic Strains A Cure for the Uncommon Flu Pandemics That Were And Weren’t Tags SciTech, August 2009, cdc, H1N1, headlines, spanish flu pandemic, swine flu Conventional vaccines packed with inert versions of a...