Researchers Successfully Produce Zika Virus in the Laboratory
A team of researchers has succeeded in producing large quantities of Zika viruses in the laboratory – a crucial prerequisite for the production of vaccines….
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Programmable RNA Nanoparticles Could Protect Against the Zika Virus
By programming RNA nanoparticles, researchers from MIT have devised a new vaccine candidate for the Zika virus. The vaccine consists of strands of genetic material…
New Study Shows Zika Virus Causes Testicular Atrophy
A newly published study from Yale University shows that the Zika virus reduces the size of testes in infected mice up to 21 days after…
New Study Links Zika and Glaucoma
A newly published study demonstrates for the first time that the Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants who were exposed to the virus during…
Researchers Find Antibody That ‘Neutralizes’ Zika Virus
A team of researchers has isolated a human monoclonal antibody that in a mouse model “markedly reduced” infection by the Zika virus. The antibody, called…
New Reserach Reveals How Zika Virus Causes Fetal Brain Damage
In a newly published study, researchers from Yale University report that infection by the Zika virus diverts a key protein necessary for neural cell division…