“We want to understand the host factors required for the life cycle of the virus on a very deep molecular level,” says Moffat. “Our goal is to see if we can repurpose any drugs in a rational way after ...

The Zika virus was discovered in 1947 in a rhesus monkey in Uganda. For decades, it lay dormant or only infected primates in the equatorial belt of Africa. However, the virus is evolving rapidly ...