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Protein's tail may be flu virus's achilles heel

New research from Rice University and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) has revealed a potential new target that drug makers can use to attack several strains of influenza, including those that cause bird flu. The research, published online December 6 by Nature, offers evidence of a potential drug target in a flu protein that plays a vital role in all strains of influenza A, including Hong Kong flu, Spanish flu and bird flu.

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