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Ancient chimp virus brought 'back to life'

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Scientists have identified the receptor used by a virus that plagued chimpanzees' ancestors.

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  1. Soll, S. J., Neilb, S. J. D. & Bieniasz, P. D. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA doi:10.1073/pnas.1012344107 (2010).

  2. Perez-Caballero, D., Soll, S. J., & Bieniasz, P. D. PLoS Pathog. 4, e1000181 (2008).

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Callaway, E. Ancient chimp virus brought 'back to life'. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.561

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