“If you know both the enemy and yourself well, you need not to fear for the results of a hundred battles,” wrote Sun Tzu, a Chinese philosopher, in his famous the Art of War about 2,500 years ago. This is particularly true in the ever-lasting war against human viruses. Recently, a vital piece of information has been acquired concerning enteroviruses, which could cause many severe brain infections and even death in children. A recent study published in Cell unravels how these viruses sneak into cells with the help of accomplices from the host, opening a new window on developing drugs to specifically fight against them.
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