Targeting manganese fights the flu

Pink, striated rhodonite mineral

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A tweak allows a promising flu-fighting compound to latch onto both of the manganese atoms at the heart of a flu enzyme

A simple three-atom tweak to a promising flu-fighting molecule makes it a thousand times more potent, scientists have found. Use the summary slide of this recent research in your class. 

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