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Tag Archives: drug development

Taking new aim at COVID-19

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Taking new aim at COVID-19. Duke Today, Nov. 26, 2021. The coronavirus’s tangled strands of RNA could offer new ways to treat people who get infected. Picked up by INDY Week and The New York Times.

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New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease

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New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease. Duke Today, Sept. 22, 2020. Targeting RNA with small molecules could pave the way for new antivirals for hard-to-treat diseases. Picked up by UPI, Futurity and Triangle Business Journal.

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