Scientists believe they may have discovered a new way to combat the Covid-19 virus. An international team from Bristol University believes that small molecule anti-viral drugs could be developed to help stop the virus from infecting human cells.
Sars-CoV-2 is the virus which causes Covid-19. The scientists have found a "druggable" pocket within a Sars-CoV-2 spike protein which they hope could lead to new anti-viral drugs to shut down and eliminate the virus before it enters human cells.
They describe the findings, published in the Science journal, as a potential "game changer" in defeating the current pandemic.
Spike proteins, which are on the surface of the virus, are a key element for infections of the human cells. The researchers found a