Saturday, January 30, 2010

Hepatitis fight aided by liver cells advance

Scientists looking for a treatment for a dangerous liver virus have found new ways to study it in the laboratory.

For the first time, a US team managed to watch the progress of a rare strain of hepatitis C among liver cells kept alive in a lab dish.

In the journal, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they say it could lead to easier drug testing.

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