Nanorobot takes on hepatitis C virus, wins
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The hepatitis C virus affects between 130 and 170 million people worldwide and current treatment options have strong side effects
The nanoparticle developed by University of Florida researchers attacked the mechanism of hepatitis C virus replication (Image: University of Florida)
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A new scientific breakthrough points to a new way of treating the Hepatitis C virus, which infects 170 million people worldwide. Researchers at the University of Florida have created nanorobots that can attack the very mechanism of viral replication. It acts on a cellular level as a tiny particle destroys the mechanism that reproduces the proteins related to the disease.
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