Researchers identify a protein that viruses use as gateway into cells
Enlarge / An electron micrograph of multiple copies of the chikungunya virus. The word “chikungunya” (chik-en-gun-ye) comes from Kimakonde, the language spoken by the Makonde people in southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique. It means “to become contorted,” because that’s what happens to people who get infected. The contortion is a result of severe and debilitating…

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