By studying how different genes in mice change the course of infection, they could determine what genes make humans more vulnerable to death by Ebola. Newsletter Daily Today’s Headlines ...

AVI-7537 is an oligomer that has been crafted to bind to one of Ebola's seven genes. The idea, Wong says, is to shut down that gene, and by so doing disable the Ebola virus.

Surviving or succumbing to Ebola may depend on a person’s genes. After infection with the deadly virus, an individual’s genetic makeup could determine how hard Ebola hits — and whether it ...

Ebola Outcome May Depend on Your Genes. News. By Bahar Gholipour published 30 October 2014 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A gene from the deadly Ebola virus that allows the virus to escape from the human immune system has been identified in the genome of a group of bats that is found worldwide, including North America.

In Ebola and Marburg viruses today, the VP35 gene carries instructions for building a protein that blocks the immune response of infected animals, enabling disease to take hold.

December 16, 2002. Purdue works to transform Ebola virus from killer to healer. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – By redesigning the shell of Ebola, Purdue University researchers have transformed the feared ...

Scientists are investigating how the cell-destroying abilities of viruses can be leveraged to better attack different cancers, with a new study showing how a gene taken from the Ebola virus could ...

Scientists have identified Ebola-resistant and Ebola-sensitive mouse strains. Not only will the sensitive mice be useful as a relatively quick way to test new Ebola treatments, but by comparing its ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Some 18 million years ago, an ancestor of mouse-eared bats “stole” genetic material from an ancient virus related to Ebola. The swiped genetic sequence — a gene called VP35 — has ...