The flu virus can essentially tell time, scientists have discovered, thus providing hope that they can reset the virus' clock and combat it in more effective ways. According to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the flu knows how much time it has to multiply, infect other cells, and spread to another human being. If it leaves a cell too soon, the virus is too weak. If it leaves too late, the immune system has time to kill the virus. The ...Sunday 20 January 2013
How the Flu Virus Tells Time Discovered by Mount Sinai Researchers
The flu virus can essentially tell time, scientists have discovered, thus providing hope that they can reset the virus' clock and combat it in more effective ways. According to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the flu knows how much time it has to multiply, infect other cells, and spread to another human being. If it leaves a cell too soon, the virus is too weak. If it leaves too late, the immune system has time to kill the virus. The ...
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