How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells, or capsids, ...

Designing antivirals for shape-shifting viruses

Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments ...
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What shapes a virus’s pandemic potential? SARS-CoV-2 relatives yield clues

Two of the closest known relatives to SARS-CoV-2 — a pair of bat coronaviruses discovered by researchers in Laos — may transmit poorly in people despite being genetically similar to the ...
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Scientists found out the flu virus can shape shift: Here’s how you can outsmart it

2025 is off to *** rocky start, with flu rates surging across America to the highest point they've been in 15 years. And while having the flu can be as easy as *** few days of sniffles and aches, it ...
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What shapes a virus's pandemic potential? SARS-CoV-2 relatives yield clues

Two of the closest known relatives to SARS-CoV-2 -- a pair of bat coronaviruses discovered by researchers in Laos -- may transmit poorly in people despite being genetically similar to the ...