Science Update: New Anti-Virus Tactics

Antibiotics and vaccines have worked wonders for the public health, but many infectious diseases remain difficult to treat. Today at the AAAS Annual Meeting, researchers said the next generation of anti-viral drugs will attack viruses through their genes.

Listen to the report by Science Update host Bob Hirshon.

Quirky, entertaining and informative, Science Update is a daily, 60-second feature covering the latest discoveries in science, technology and medicine. Produced by AAAS, Science Update has reported on thousands of scientific and medical breakthroughs--and won dozens of national awards--since its inception in 1988.

18 February 2007