It's amazing to think about. Of course, the cynic in me always wonders about the law of unintended consequences should something like this work.
Great to see research like this being conducted & always a pleasure to share ...
Fascinating.
Thanks for posting.
Mike
No idea how the mechanics of the biochemistry of DRACO works .. however it appears it is non toxic in uninfected cells .. If i understand correctly ...
In work reported in the journal PLoS ONE, DRACO was shown to be effective against all 15 viruses that the team has so far tested in cells, including cold viruses (rhinoviruses), H1N1 influenza strains, adenoviruses, a stomach virus (reovirus), a polio virus, dengue fever virus, and several members of hemorrhagic fever arenavirus and bunyavirus families. DRACO was also demonstrated to be nontoxic in 11 different cell types representing various species (e.g., humans, monkeys, mice) and organ types (e.g., heart, lung, liver, kidney). In addition, experiments demonstrated that DRACO not only is nontoxic to mice but also can save mice infected with a lethal dose of H1N1 influenza.
Interesting approach. I'm curious as to how this method is able to differentiate between viral RNA and the body's own mRNA.