Bird Flu
MIT finds key to avian flu in humans
Published in Health Risk Factor Week, January 22nd, 2008
The researchers found that a virus's ability to infect humans depends on whether it can bind to one specific shape of receptor on the surface of human respiratory cells.
"Now that we know what to look for, this could help us not only monitor the bird flu virus, but it can aid in the development of potentially improved therapeutic interventions for both avian and seasonal flu," said...
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