Sunday, December 28, 2008

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology
Killer Peptide May Offer New Therapy Against Influenza A Virus In a new study researchers identified what appears to be the first antibody-derived peptide that inhibits the activities of harmful microbes such as influenza A virus and HIV-1. They report their findings in the December 2008 issue of the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.