Culturing hepatitis C

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An unusual strain of hepatitis C virus (HCV) strain (JFH-1) is found to be very infectious, thereby raising the possibility of developing a robust cell culture system. The developments in the HCV cell culture system might reveal a great deal about why some HCV strains remain uncultured.

Author: Secko, David
Japan, Science & research, Research, Genetic aspects, Virus replication, Cell culture, Hepatitis C virus

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Selling the self-evident

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The press normally does not give enough coverage to scientific findings but suggests that self-evident findings should be given more press coverage due to the faith they help create in the people of the world.

Author: Secko, David
United States, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Public affairs, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Media coverage, Science publishing, Life sciences research

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