Reverse genetics allow scientists to slow spread of Rubella virus
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have identified the gene that allows the Rubella virus to block cell death and reverse engineered a mutant gene that slows the virus's spread. Researchers believed that RNA viruses were able to spread by blocking the pathways in cells that lead to cell suicide, and isolated the responsible gene in Rubella, also known as German measles.