Studies led by the University of Queensland and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute are exploring ways to fast-track research which could lead to new vaccines against the Zika virus.
Scientists are using a new technique to uncover Zika mutations that help foster virus replication in mosquito hosts while hindering its ability to replicate in mammals.
Professor Andreas Suhrbier said the new technique allowed scientists to perform their evolutionary virus selection in a matter of days, where it would take tens or hundreds of years naturally.