With the help of genetic screens using the groundbreaking genome editing technology CRISPR/Cas9 scientists have discovered human proteins that Zika virus needs for replication and survival. These findings represent potential therapeutic targets that could help to treat and prevent Zika dengue and other emerging viral infections. These genetic screens give us our first look at what these viruses need to survive said lead researcher Abraham Brass Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts Medical School UMMS) in the US. In our lab we adapted the technology and tools we'd established over the last four years working with other viruses to begin