Chinese scientists make major breakthrough in battle against Ebola virus (2)

BEIJING, Jan. 15, 2016 -- Gao Fu (R, back), researcher with the Institute of Microbiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks when meeting the press in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 14, 2016. Gao's research team have discovered how the Ebola virus enters cells and infects humans, marking a major breakthrough in the battle against the virus after the deadly outbreak in West Africa in March 2014. The research, published by the scientific journal "Cell", provides a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of Ebola, offering a new direction for drug development. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)