When a virus enters a cell, it creates a long protein that is then cut for use in replication. If you can stop the chain creation or stop the cutting, with antiviral chemicals, you stop the virus. It’s all about finding the right chemical for COVID-19.
Click above to listen to part 1 of Treating the Virus, featuring Mark Denison, professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where he is developing antiviral drugs to combat Covid-19.
Treating the Virus:
Part 1: Deepta Bhattacharya / Testing for Covid-19
Part 2: Mark Denison / Antiviral Drugs
Part 3: Mark Denison / How Treatments Work
