When a Virus’s Hands are Tied, Infection May Be Blocked
Viruses have the maddening ability to mutate, change, and become resistant to the important treatments scientists work hard to develop. This can lead to widespread disease. Dr. Lorenzo Albertazzi’s team is trying to outsmart them by creating resistance-free therapies. These are based on minuscule new materials – nanofibers – that can wrap around a virus, like yarn around an object. Together, they should be able to block the virus from infecting and, thus, the disease from spreading.
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