Scientists Map Enzyme to Vanquish Viruses

Jan 17, 2012

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A team of scientists in Australia have mapped the structure of an enzyme they say could be targeted by drugs to stop viruses like HIV and Hepatitis C from turning into deadly diseases. Ben Gruber reports.

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