Two Zika proteins responsible for microcephaly identified

Thursday, August 11, 2016 - 18:01 in Health & Medicine

USC researchers have tracked down two Zika proteins potentially responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and elsewhere -- taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected mothers from birthing babies with abnormally small heads.

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