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> "Using computational genetic engineering, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) say they have invented a method of killing any type of virus
by chrisweekly 5y ago
> "Using computational genetic engineering, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) say they have invented a method of killing any type of virus. The researchers say they have demonstrated their solution on previously incurable hepatitis-B viruses, and are next aiming at the coronavirus.
The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) origami base-pair key-in-lock method they devised yields sphere-like icosahedral shells that kill viruses by clamping around each virion (the complete, infective form of a virus outside a host cell) until it is dead, dead, dead."
This sounds pretty amazing. Human trials being "years away" is no surprise, but here's hoping it gets there soon.
- ffhhj 5y agoSounds "simple" enough for an organism to evolve a defense system like this. Why it isn't present in current living forms after millions of years of evolution? Or if it ever existed, maybe it devolved.