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Norovirus grown in lab, with help from bacteria

Advance will enable testing of agents to ward off common stomach bug

VIRAL HELPER  Scientists can now grow the notorious norovirus (shown in this micrograph) in human cells in the lab with a little help from gut bacteria.

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By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

After decades of effort, scientists have figured out the dirty little secret to growing a common stomach bug in the lab.