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Zika structure discovered


31 March 2016

Nicola Davis, The Guardian

Scientists have worked out the structure of the Zika virus in a breakthrough that will aid the development of treatments to combat infection.

As well as aiding the design of vaccines and therapeutic drugs, scientists hope that the discovery will help develop better diagnostic tests for the virus, and throw light on the way the virus infects cells.

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