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Nature 439, 391 (26 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/439391a; Published online 25 January 2006

In brief

The US Food and Drug Administration last week agreed that potential flu drug peramivir can be fast-tracked through the approval process. Made by BioCryst Pharmaceuticals of Birmingham, Alabama, peramivir is an injectable drug that may be able to treat avian flu.