Breakthrough Flu Drug Might Already Exist

Fragments of known drugs could lead to a more robust antiviral for **H1N1** and other flu variants. The **flu virus** is a wily target, constantly mutating to avoid attack from the immune system and from antiviral drugs like **Tamiflu**. But in research presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in San Diego, scientists announced a new method for fighting pandemic influenzas such as H1N1 (swine) and H5N1 (avian). The approach involves using massive amount of computer power to simulate never-before-seen conformations of a virus. More on "Technology Review":[ http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/24084/]

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