Medication delivered by chewing gum

By Séamus Bellamy

Gum

Here's something cool: brains at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a chewing gum that, at least in lab tests is able to trap flu virus and the little buggers that cause herpes—simplex viruses one and two. That's right: in the near future there may be no need for shots, pills or other unsavoury delivery systems. Your vaccines and medicines…