Protective Shield Used By Hundreds Of Viruses Deciphered

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 02:35 in Biology & Nature

A new image reveals the precise structure of the protective protein coat, or "capsid," shared by hundreds of known viruses. The image reveals the precise location of some 5 million atoms in a spherical type of capsid that many viruses use to shield their genomes.

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