UW-Madison team battles evolving viruses
                   
jsonline.com     Jul 11, 2008            

By SUSANNE RUST srust@journalsentinel.com Posted: July 9, 2008 A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison is one step ahead of a quickly evolving influenza virus that’s been threatening the planet with pandemic disease for the past five years. SPECIAL SECTION: Get complete coverage of news and features about education in the Milwaukee area, Wisconsin and beyond, including weblogs, podcasts and our hot topics discussion forum. The team, led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka, is leading the charge to find new drugs and weapons to fight a virus that has evolved to resist the only drugs known to beat it. Using a novel approach to screen for genes that aid and abet flu viruses, Kawaoka’s team has opened the door for the rapid development of new anti-viral drugs — drugs needed to combat quickly evolving viruses, such as avian flu, that... [read full story]                    


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