How hepatitis C virus reprograms human liver cells

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 15:30 in Biology & Nature

Hepatitis C virus has evolved to invade and hijack the basic machinery of the human liver cell to ensure its survival and spread. Researchers have discovered how hepatitis C binds with and re-purposes a basic component of cellular metabolism known as a microRNA to help protect and replicate the virus.

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