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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/banana_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Banana Protein May Be Virus Killer' data-article-id='969'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='4146'>Bananas are often called the perfect food.</span> <span data-start-time='4146' data-end-time='10438'>They are nutritious, a good source of all kinds of vitamins and minerals. </span> <span data-start-time='10438' data-end-time='15042'>They can help fight depression and ward off muscle cramps. </span> <span data-start-time='15042' data-end-time='20000'>They can lower blood pressure and protect against heart attacks.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='20000' data-end-time='23125'>To most people, bananas taste great. </span> <span data-start-time='23125' data-end-time='28417'>They add natural sweetness to some baked goods and health drinks. </span> <span data-start-time='28417' data-end-time='33875'>And bananas come in their own protective, biodegradable packaging.</span> <span data-start-time='33875' data-end-time='37271'>So, there are many reasons to eat bananas.</span> <span data-start-time='37271' data-end-time='40167'>And now there is another.</span> <span data-start-time='40167' data-end-time='43958'>Bananas, it turns out, have a secret weapon. </span> <span data-start-time='43958' data-end-time='48479'>And this secret weapon could protect against viruses.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='48479' data-end-time='58958'>Scientists are now taking a protein found in bananas and turning it into a drug that may someday fight viral infections.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='58958' data-end-time='64417'>The secret weapon is called banana lectin, or BanLec. </span> <span data-start-time='64417' data-end-time='72125'>BanLec is a protein that attaches to sugar molecules and keeps viruses out of cells. </span> <span data-start-time='72125' data-end-time='76396'>A virus cannot infect what it cannot enter.</span> <span data-start-time='76396' data-end-time='81188'>The team of researchers published their study in the journal Cell. </span> <span data-start-time='81188' data-end-time='91042'>In their article, the researchers say it could be one of the first antiviral agents to treat a wide-range of viruses. </span> <span data-start-time='91042' data-end-time='98542'>These viruses include HIV, hepatitis and even the common flu virus.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/to_injure.m4a'><span>to injure</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/careful_about_avoiding_danger.m4a'><span>careful about avoiding danger</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/digestive_secretions.m4a'><span>digestive secretions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/capable_of_being_slowly_destroyed_and_broken_downinto_very_small_parts_by_natural_processes.m4a'><span>capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by natural processes</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=4482 data-hint-location='43958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/what_is_the_bananas_secret_weapon.m4a'>What is the banana's secret weapon?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='protecting against viruses'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/protecting_against_viruses.m4a'><span>protecting against viruses</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/biodegradable.m4a'><span>biodegradable</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/potassium.m4a'><span>potassium</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/taste.m4a'><span>taste</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=4483 data-hint-location='48479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/a_protein_found_in_bananas_can_get_turned_into_a_drug_that_may_fight__blank_.m4a'>A protein found in bananas can get turned into a drug that may fight <span class='blank'>infections</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='infections'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/infections.m4a'><span>infections</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/addiction.m4a'><span>addiction</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/diabetes.m4a'><span>diabetes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/610/dementia.m4a'><span>dementia</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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