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NEIDL Researchers Create Tool to Study New Virus
Original article from BU Today by Sara Rimer. September 5, 2018 In recent years, traces of new zoonotic viruses—pathogens that live in animals and could potentially cause infectious diseases in humans—have been discovered in bats, fish, and other species around the world. But scientists have been stumped in their search for... More
Researchers at BU begin Experimenting with Ebola
Original article from Boston 25 News. August 2, 2018 A lab in Boston was approved to study one of the world's deadliest viruses. On Thursday, Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) announced in a press release that they have started experimenting with the Ebola virus. NEIDL microbiologist Elke Mühlberger said the... More