Fighting disease atom by atom: Atomic map of hepatitis E may reveal strategies to fight it
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 14:49
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at Rice University and their international colleagues have for the first time described the atomic structure of the protein shell that carries the genetic code of hepatitis E (HEV). Their findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could mean that new ways to stop the virus may come in the not-too-distant future.