Unwanted guests: How herpes simplex virus gets rid of the cell's security guards
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 11:56
in Biology & Nature
A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the key proteins allowing herpes simplex virus (HSV) DNA to fly under the radar of their hosts' involuntary hospitality...