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Antibody against avian flu shuts down swine flu, too

With many flu strains developing resistance to traditional small molecule treatments like Tamiflu and Rimantadine, antibodies could represent a new strategy in the war on influenza. The use of antibodies in treatment has thus far been limited by their cost, since culturing cells is a much more involved process than synthesizing compounds. But their ability to act on multiple strains lends hope for a universal treatment. 

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