New technique could identify drugs that help fight broad range of viruses
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 17:20
in Health & Medicine
Results of a new study demonstrate the feasibility of a novel strategy in drug discovery: screening large numbers of existing drugs — often already approved for other uses — to see which ones activate genes that boost natural immunity.
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