Scare the hot Virus away before it catches you

I got the book "Flu" as a gift from a person I admire very much not long ago, and spent two-flight-time briefly gobbling down the difference between virus and baeteria, and the horror stories of 1918 influenza and worries of potential pandemic of avian flu. Of course, the book's key points sound more serious to me now since my entire family has been fighting a virus flu for three days.

Not surprisingly, KPCB just announced the $200M "KPCB Pandemic and Bio Defense Fund". It takes more than virologists to battle little viruses that plagued human population time and time again in history, and still affect you and me daily. KP has set a good start to combat the problem.

Could we ever win this battle, Or the purpose of the battle should be aimed at figuring out quick responses for damage control so more lives can be saved? We really do not have a clue of virus mutations and how the mutated genes' interactivities cause potential failure of body defense system, nor can we prevent such infinite possiblilities from creeping into our body every second. So our options seem to be more limited than the viruses.

Maybe KPCB's investments will deliver some innovative answers for us in near future.