Researchers develop 'bouncer' drug to keep viruses out of cells
By Stuart Layt
April 19, 2021 — 7.48pm
Scientists have gone platinum, creating metal “bouncers” in the hope of halting the spread of viruses.
Scientists from Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics have been developing the metal-based compounds as a potential multi-use antiviral treatment.
Lead researcher Benjamin Bailly said the drug bounded to a compound viruses used as a doorway into the cells, meaning the drug physically blocked the virus from entering the cell where it could reproduce.
”It acts a bit like a bouncer at the door of a nightclub, it blocks the virus from entering, and then gives the immune system time to catch up with the virus and destroy it,” he said.
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https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/researchers-develop-bouncer-drug-to-keep-viruses-out-of-cells-20210419-p57khb.html
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