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Safe Strain Will Spur Ebola Work

Scientist develops less dangerous virus for research

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 22, 2008 10:21 AM CST

(Newser) – One of the world's deadliest viruses has been made safe for researchers, speeding up the process of finding drugs and a vaccine, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. University of Wisconsin scientists developed a safe strain of the Ebola virus by removing one of its eight...   Read full story »

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