Sunday, May 01, 2016 UCLA scientists unravel the genetic evolution of Zika virus Study traces how a largely unfamiliar pathogen led to a global epidemic Elaine Schmidt | April 15, 2016 National Institutes of Health Genetic mutations in Zika virus, shown here (in green) infecting neural cells, could cause it to replicate more efficiently, evade the body’s immune response or invade new tissues. How does a formerly innocuous and obscure virus like Zika transform itself into a feared pathogen inflicting a devastating impact on global health? A new UCLA study suggests that the virus possesses the ability to mutate rapidly, allowing the current outbreak to spread swiftly around the world. The Cell Press journal, Cell Host & Microbe, in its advance online edition. “The Zika virus has undergone si
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