New Drug Could Cure Nearly Any Viral Infection

HardYakka writes "A team of researchers at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory have designed a drug that can identify cells that have been infected by any type of virus, then kill those cells to terminate the infection. The researchers tested their drug against 15 viruses, and found it was effective against all of them — including rhinoviruses that cause the common cold, H1N1 influenza, a stomach virus, a polio virus, dengue fever and several other types of hemorrhagic fever."

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It's called Kalocin.

[dtmos]

1969 called. They want their drug back.

Re:It's called Kalocin.

[adamofgreyskull]

Geez, the day they cure AIDS, I'm predicting the divorce rate will skyrocket with a ton of guys going "Later Bitch"....and not having to worry about dying if they get laid by someone different.

No offence, but you're a fucking idiot. The day they "cure" AIDS, the divorce rate won't sky-rocket. Do you seriously think "fear of dying from AIDS related illnesses" is a major reason why people stay in marriages rather than getting divorces? That's the most retarded thing I've read this week, a week in which I've read several YouTube comments.

Re:HIV?

[Lanteran]

That's stupid. A percentage of the population is naturally immune to HIV. A vaccine is a matter of genetic engineering, that's all.