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One universal antiviral to rule them all?

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331 points breve | 1 comments | 26 Aug 25 14:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.239s | source
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ggm ◴[26 Aug 25 21:46 UTC] No.45032720[source]▶
Persisting inflammation is not kind to bodies. All kinds of things could go wrong, and longterm consequences are easy to hypothesise.

Not saying this isn't worth researching but I'd expect big question marks around risk/reward.

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1. jonny_eh ◴[26 Aug 25 22:00 UTC] No.45032879[source]▶
Exactly my thought. There must be a reason that evolution didn't auto-optin us to these proteins. Everything is a trade-off. It's possible with the prevalancy of viruses in the modern world that we would, on balance, benefit from a more vigilant immune system.