How bacteria can limit the spread of Zika virus

Zika virus is spread through the bite of infected Aedus species mosquitoes. While generally not a major concern to healthy adults, infection with Zika virus poses a significant threat to pregnant women and their fetuses. Zika infection while pregnant can lead to serious birth defects such as microcephaly and congenital Zika syndrome. Given the mode 

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New insights into DNA repair

Research from Aarhus University in Denmark is providing new details about the structure of a DNA repair complex, information which could improve chemotherapy treatment of cancer. The new paper, published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry, cites Kerafast’s LOBSTR E. coli Expression Strain, developed by Dr. Thomas U. Schwartz at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

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