Small tweak leads to big dengue breakthrough for NTU team

Assistant Professor Luo Dahai's discovery is a significant step forward in the search for a potential drug to treat dengue and Zika. The scientist from NTU's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine had put the quest on the backburner after repeated failure
Assistant Professor Luo Dahai's discovery is a significant step forward in the search for a potential drug to treat dengue and Zika. The scientist from NTU's Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine had put the quest on the backburner after repeated failures several years ago, but renewed interest when Zika broke out in 2016.PHOTO: NTU

NTU team finds that simple lab process used to engineer enzyme was negatively affecting results