A type of ultraviolet light that is harmless to humans could be a new weapon against the spread of flu virus in public spaces. (newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu)
The method — which borrows ideas from both gene therapy and vaccination, but is neither — protects mice against a wide range of flu viruses in a new study. (sciencemag.org)
Researchers isolated the virus from a fatal human case and tested it and two genetically modified versions in ferrets, which are susceptible to both human and bird flu viruses. (sciencenews.org)