Step forward in foot-and-mouth disease understanding
Friday, December 9, 2011 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at the University of Leeds have been studying an enzyme called 3D which plays a vital role in the replication of the virus behind the disease. They have found that this enzyme forms fibrous structures (or fibrils) during the replication process. What's more, they have found a molecule which can prevent these fibrils forming.