Opening the door to potential treatments for the deadly Ebola virus, scientists have found that a protein made by the virus plays a role similar to that of a coat-check attendant.  The protein removes a protective coat from the virus’s genetic material, exposing the viral genome so that it can be copied, and then returns the coat, according to new research from Washington University, Icahn … Continue reading New strategy attacks the ebola virus at a RNA level and stops viral replication.