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Designing antiviral proteins via computer could help halt the next pandemic

  • Written by Ian Haydon, Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
imageComputers may play an important role in preparing us for the next viral outbreak – whether flu or Ebola.UW Institute for Protein Design, CC BY-ND

As Bill Gates sees it, there are three main threats to our species: nuclear war, climate change and the next global pandemic.

Speaking on pandemic preparedness at the Munich Security Conference...

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