Herpes's Achilles heel

(Harvard Medical School) Scientists have used the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to disrupt both latent reservoirs of the herpes simplex virus and actively replicating virus in human fibroblast cells. Experiments pinpoint weak spot that can make the virus susceptible to gene editing.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news