Slashdot reported a story that, if true, seems to be rather good news. It’s about a recently-discovered cod enzyme that kills bird flu. Rather than everyone dying to death worldwide if the worst comes to worst, a simple bottle of cod liver oil may do the trick:

An Icelandic cod enzyme might be the cure for bird flu. A recent experiment, which the Icelandic company Ensímtaekni took part in, indicates that in five minutes, the isolated fish enzyme killed 99 percent of H5N1 viruses. The killer enzyme, called penzim, was extracted from the intestines of cod by Ensímtaekni and is currently being developed for beauty products and various types of medicine. The experiment on the H5N1 virus was conducted in London.

CEO of Ensímtaekni and biochemist Jón Bragi Bjarnason said he is very excited about the results of the bird flu experiment. “People have feared that the bird flu virus will change into a human flu virus and now we have a likely cure in case that happens.”