Record #:

26181

Author(s):

Zubritsky, Elizabeth

Abstract:

Microbiologist Bob Johnston’s work with mutant versions of a virus started off as basic research but lead to a vaccine that can save Latin American children from encephalitis. His lab now has a version that produces a green fluorescent protein which highlights and traces viral paths.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 13 Issue 3, Spring 1997, p12-13, il, por

Subject(s):

Biology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research