Wednesday 5 November 2014

Genetic Material is Edited During Infection By Ebola and Marburg Viruses

When the filoviruses like Ebola and Marburg invade their hosts, they "edit" their own genetic material, reveals a study published this week in imBio (Regd) /i, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The work, by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Galveston National Laboratory, and the J. Craig Venter Institute, could lead to a better understanding of these viruses, paving the way for new treatments down the road. Using ...

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