May 4, 2009 | 1 Researchers have already demonstrated in the lab
that the materials the body uses to make proteins can also
successfully suppress several different types of viruses,
including HIV and influenza A, by disrupting the formation of
viral proteins. Less clear, however, was how to get these virus-
busting molecules where they needed to be in the body in order
to keep viruses from spreading. Now a team of Yale University
researchers believe they have found an effective way of
delivering these special, short-interfering RNA (siRNA)
molecules to specific locations within the body's biological
battlefield. Feb 13, 2009 | 7 Could the common cold become a
thing of the past? Scientists have unraveled the genetic code
for all 99 strains of the rhinovirus, but there may be a
disconnect between excitement over the feat in the lab versus at
pharmaceutical companies that would ordinarily develop a cure or
vaccine against infection. The discovery, published this week in
Science, means that, in theory, drug or vac