A team of scientists at Boston University has created a cure for the Ebola Virus, first discovered in 1976. After setting the correct dosages, all monkeys tested with the vaccine survived with only mild effects. No tests have been performed on humans yet, as outbreaks happen infrequently and are difficult to track. Quoting NPR: '[The drug] contains snippets of RNA derived from three of the virus' seven genes. That "payload" is packaged in protective packets of nucleic acid and fat molecules. These little stealth missiles attach to the Ebola virus' replication machinery, "silencing" the genes from which they were derived. That prevents the virus from making more viruses. Read more: Slashdot
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