Rotavirus Study Could Lead to Development of New Treatments for Disease

Scientists have provided new insight on the mechanics of a virus that causes severe diarrhea and sickness in young children, according to a report (“ Biophysical properties of single rotavirus particles account for the functions of protein shells in a multilayered virus ”) published in  eLife .The study, from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Carlos III Health Institute, and National Center for Biotechnology, Spain, could open up new avenues for developing effective trea