Zhixiang Chen Studies a Plant Virus (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Zhixiang Chen Studies a Plant Virus

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Purdue molecular geneticist Zhixiang Chen is studying a plant virus that causes illness in the same way as human immunodeficiency virus. Cauliflower mosaic virus infected the laboratory plant Arabidopsis on the left. Blocking a gene in the plant on the right prevented infection. Chen's research eventually could lead to new treatments for the plant disease, HIV and other similar illnesses.

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