A Common Virus, A Selective Killer (IMAGE)

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A Common Virus, A Selective Killer

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A computer-enhanced image shows the general structure of viruses in the family polyomavirinae. A member of that family -- the JC virus, occurring in 70 percent of humans -- can cause a rare brain disease that is almost always fatal.

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