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Native Flu Fighting Proteins

A team led by Harvard researchers has discovered a family of naturally occurring proteins in human cells that protect against influenza and other illnesses—a finding that may lead to methods to speed up vaccine production and to new flu prevention drugs for humans.

Molecular Machines

A tiny chemical “brain” which could one day act as a remote control for swarms of nano-machines has been invented.  The molecular device – just two billionths of a metre across – was able to control eight of the microscopic machines simultaneously in a test.