Likely biological link found between Zika virus, microcephaly
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 22:30
in Biology & Nature
Working with lab-grown human stem cells, a team of researchers suspect they have discovered how the Zika virus probably causes microcephaly in fetuses. The virus selectively infects cells that form the brain's cortex, or outer layer, making them more likely to die and less likely to divide normally and make new brain cells.
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