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    The viral puzzle of why humans are susceptible to hepatitis B virus, but monkeys are not

    The viral puzzle of why humans are susceptible to hepatitis B virus, but monkeys are not

    To understand this 'interspecies barrier' against viral transmission, Prof. Watashi and his team compared the structures of hNTCP and mNTCP, identifying differences in amino acid residues critical for HBV binding and entry into liver cells.