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Scientists hope to end sleeping sickness by making parasite that causes it self-destruct

New data offer an up-close look at the enzyme that protects the protozoa and how one compound obstructs those efforts After many years of study, a team of researchers is releasing data today that it hopes will lead to new … Continue reading

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Scripps Research scientists reveal key structure from ebola virus

LA JOLLA, CA, December 7, 2009—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have determined the structure of a critical protein from the Ebola virus, which, though rare, is one of the deadliest viruses on the planet killing between 50 and 90 … Continue reading

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