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Flu

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FROM HHMI

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Computer Model Could Help Prevent Flu Pandemic
(08.05.05)
Close disease surveillance and targeted use of anti-viral drugs could prevent a small outbreak of avian flu from becoming an influenza pandemic.

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Researchers Determine Reason for Deadly Spread of 1918 Influenza
(02.05.04)
New studies reveal that the 1918 strain of influenza that killed 20 million people worldwide underwent subtle alterations that increased its ability to bind to human cells.

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Researchers Model Evolution of Influenza Virus
(03.27.03)
Researchers have developed a theoretical model that shows how pressure exerted by the immune response can drive evolution of influenza virus.

HHMI SCIENTISTS AND PANDEMIC FLU

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B. Brett Finlay, Ph.D.

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Robert A. Lamb, Ph.D., Sc.D.

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Stephen C. Harrison

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Donald E. Ganem

FROM THE HHMI BULLETIN

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A Bout with Flu
As influenza smashes evolutionary barriers, scientists wonder: Is this the coming of the next pandemic?

FROM ASK A SCIENTIST

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Rhythmicity of viral infections

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Colds, flu, and temperature

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Cover Story: The Indispensables
The backbone of most labs, these quiet heroes do it all and then some.

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Avant-Garde Scientist
With an outsider's perspective, Leslie Vosshall has changed thinking about the meaning of olfaction—for humans and insects.

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The Fat You Can't See
In growing numbers of people, the liver holds hidden, dangerous store of fat. Finding the triggers is step one.

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The View from Here
Unbounded creativity—and powerful computers—make possible the latest devices designed to peer into the deepest recesses of organs and cells.

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