Researchers Identify A Key Weapon of Zika Virus

(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News)

Scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a key weapon used by the Zika virus to ravage the brains of infected fetuses: proteins.

In an article published Thursday in the journal Cell Stem Cell, researchers identified two proteins in Zika potentially responsible for causing microcephaly. Continue reading article here…..

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