Viruses are different from each other, with different strains that can mutate any time. This makes it different for scientists to create vaccinations for viruses. Fortunately, research has begun at IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology in Singapore in creating a macromolecule that could potentially destroy all kinds of viruses.
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In creating the anti-virus IBM macromolecule, the researchers did not focus on the viruses' RNA and DNA which can mutate and change over time, according to Popular Science. Instead, the researchers focused on glycoproteins --- which are present in all types of viruses and allows them to infect human cells.
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So how could this IBM macromolecule destroy viruses? "The macromolecule is a polymer engineered to be anti-viral Velcro and it deals with a virus in three ways," Uproxx explains.
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First, the macromolecule uses electrostatic charges to attract the virus towards itself. Once they are attached together, the macromolecule neutralizes the virus' acidity levels to prevent it from infecting healthy cells and replicating. The macromolecule could also destroy the virus due to its sugar content called mannose.
However, the researchers noted that this IBM macromolecule treatment against all kinds of viruses has a long way to go. More studies, research and experiments have to be conducted in order to make it available to the public.