Every virus thrives by invading cells, replicating within them, and then spreading to other cells. Unlike a burglar who crudely breaks into a residence, however, a virus uses its own proteins as molecular keys to unlock cells.
Deadly Ebola virus and its cousin Marburg virus are among the most efficient intruders known.
Yet scientists havent discovered their means of cell entry.
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