Scientists have captured images of a virus in the very act of infecting an E. coli bug, and the structural changes that it undergoes. This is capture is the first of its kind and very rare in nature. A virus must be able to find a suitable cell and then eject its genetic material into its host to infect it. This robot-like process has been observed in a virus called T7 and visualized by Ian Molineux, professor of biology at the University of Texas Health Science ...Sunday 13 January 2013
Scientists Capture Virus Infecting Cell 'Red-handed'
Scientists have captured images of a virus in the very act of infecting an E. coli bug, and the structural changes that it undergoes. This is capture is the first of its kind and very rare in nature. A virus must be able to find a suitable cell and then eject its genetic material into its host to infect it. This robot-like process has been observed in a virus called T7 and visualized by Ian Molineux, professor of biology at the University of Texas Health Science ...
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