Remembrance of viruses past. Nearly a century after the 1918 influenza pandemic claimed 50 million lives, survivors continue to produce powerful antibodies against the virus, researchers have found. [News Source]

Antibodies still protect 1918 flu survivors. Antibodies from survivors of the 1918 flu pandemic still protect against the dead virus, researchers report. The findings suggest new and better ways to fight viruses -- especially new pandemic strains that emerge and spread before a vaccine can be formulated. [News Source]