Zika Killing Glioblastoma Stem Cells (IMAGE)

Washington University School of Medicine

Zika Killing Glioblastoma Stem Cells

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Brain cancer stem cells (left) are killed by Zika virus infection (image at right shows cells after Zika treatment). A new study shows that the virus, known for killing cells in the brains of developing fetuses, could be redirected to destroy the kind of brain cancer cells that are most likely to be resistant to treatment.

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Zhe Zhu

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