Hepatitis C drug tested in chimps

San Antonio : TX : USA | Dec 03, 2009 at 2:44 PM PST

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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An experimental drug to treat hepatitis C has worked in chimpanzees, a study in the journal Science Express reports. Unlike other antiviral drugs that attack the virus, the experimental drug targets a small RNA molecule in the liver that hepatitis C needs to replicate, researchers reported in this... FULL ARTICLE AT Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

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