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Space Research May Accelerate Development of Flu-Fighting Drug

(Luo with crystals) Space Crystals May Help Fight the Flu

 By X-raying flu virus crystals grown in space, Dr. Ming Luo, associate director of the Center for Macromolecular Crystallography located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is able to map the flu's structure for drug developers.

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(Luo with model) Fighting the Flu with Help from Space

 Because of the increased size and perfection of space-grown crystals of the flu virus, Dr. Ming Luo, associate director of the Center for Macromolecular Crystallography of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has designed a molecular model of a new anti-flu drug.

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(Flu Diagram) Mapping a Disease Brings Hope for Relief from the Flu
 Developed from flu crystals grown in space, a computer model shows where a new drug (in yellow and purple) may be attached to the flu virus to stop it from spreading.

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