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Published online 21 January 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.519

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'Safe' form of Ebola created

Advance could help increase research into deadly virus.

A 'safe' version of Ebola has been developed by researchers hoping to broaden opportunities to study the deadly virus. If approved by national regulatory authorities, the non-infectious virus could be studied in a broader variety of labs, removing a major roadblock to finding a cure.

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