Zooming in on the structure of the lethal Ebola virus
Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a ...
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Molecular 3D structure of viral 'copying machine' deciphered
The scientists used cryo-electron microscopy to decipher the three-dimensional (3D ... Nipah virus looks like and how it interacts with the viral RNA. Our data show that it is similar to the RNA ...
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What’s keeping scientists from vanquishing Ebola?
More than 40 years after it was identified, the Ebola virus continues to defy drugs, treatment plans—and experts’ best efforts to solve its mysteries. Ebola vaccine has to be kept cold.
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‘Deep virology’ shapes up to fight viruses
‘Filming’ viruses at atomic resolution Filoviruses, such as the Ebola virus and Marburg virus, can cause severe haemorrhagic fevers in humans, leading to acute, life-threatening illnes ...