Learning from a virus: Keeping genes under wraps

By studying how the human cytomegalovirus, or CMV, packages its genetic material during infection, an international collaboration of researchers has identified potential inroads for new therapies that could one day prevent birth defects and save transplant patients from virus-caused complications. UA researcher Felicia Goodrum is among the team investigating CMV, which infects most people at some point in their lives.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/uoa...