The human body has been making antivirals for eons, long before scientists did. A protein in your cells called viperin produces molecules that work similarly to the COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir.
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Research scientist, University of Oxford
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Wellcome Trust Fellow, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and President-Elect of the International Society for Antiviral Research, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan