Researchers Find “Secret Weapon” Used by SARS Virus

U.S. scientists (University of Texas Medical Branch) say they have discovered one of the ‘weapons’ the SARS virus uses to sabotage immune defenses of infected cells. In their research, SARS coronavirus protein called “nsp1" causes the breakdown of biochemical messages that normally prompt the production of a protein critical to defending the body against viruses.>>> Discuss This Story

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