Zika virus kills developing brain cells – Science Magazine
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Zika virus kills developing brain cells
Science Magazine The new work, done independently by two groups, shows that the virus readily infects neural stem cells—the precursors of neurons and other brain cells—whether they are grown on cell culture plates or coaxed to form three-dimensional mini-brains … Zika virus infects human neural stem cells Could Zika's link to microcephaly be in the neural stem cells? Lab study links Zika virus to embryonic neural stem cells |
