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How viruses outsmart their host cells: Scientists decipher protein structure after more than fifty years of research
- March 08, 2019
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Viruses depend on host cells for replication, but how does a virus induce its host to transcribe its own genetic information alongside that of the virus, thus producing daughter viruses? For decades, researchers have been studying a type of bacteriophage known as 'lambda' to try and find an answer to this question. Using high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy, a research group has now successfully deciphered this process.
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"How viruses outsmart their host cells: Scientists decipher protein structure after more than fifty years of research", MachPrinciple, March 08, 2019, https://machprinciple.com/post/How-viruses-outsmart-their-host-cells-Scientists-decipher-protein-structure-after-more-than-fifty-years-of-research
