'Virus Sponge' Could Improve Flu Treatments, Diabetes Care, Vaccine Development

University of Maryland researchers have announced a new "virus sponge" that could aid in the treatment of, among other things, avian flu. The sponge woks similar to kidney dialysis, filtering the harmful virus from the blood. "The virus sponge is based on a technology called molecular imprinting. In molecular imprinting, researchers stamp a molecule's shape into a substance (in this case, a hydrogel--a sponge-like material). When the specific molecule filters through the hydrogel, it fits in the imprint hole and is trapped."

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It works more like a stir fry

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The sponge woks similar to kidney dialysis

Surely the sponge frys the virus in a tasty mix of oil and sauces. Mind you I have never see a dialysis machine whip something up in the kitchen so I could be wrong on this.