Pathogen Sleuthing A False Alarm On Hepatitis

Reports of a new hepatitis virus earlier this year were a false alarm, according to U.C. San Francisco researchers who correctly identified the virus as a contaminant present in a type of glassware used in many research labs. The finding highlights both the promise and peril of today’s powerful “next-generation” lab techniques that are used to track down new agents of disease.  read more

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