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Once inside the host cell, the capsid is shed, and the virus begins copying itself.
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New Atlas, 15 July 2024
Our language model also identified a novel viral capsid protein that is widespread in the global oceans.
—Libusha Kelly, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
Viruses are faced with the engineering challenge of building capsids from proteins whose entire genome must be enclosed within the small interior of the capsid.
—Judith Graf, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
But what about larger viruses with more genes than can fit into a capsid made from a single protein?
—Judith Graf, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
The outer layer is a protective shell called a capsid; some viruses also have a viral envelope, a second layer that helps virions attach to host cells.
—Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2019
Viruses are faced with the engineering challenge of building capsids from proteins whose entire genome must be enclosed within the small interior of the capsid.
—Judith Graf, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
Most phages have a rigid shell called a capsid that is filled with their genetic material.
—Ivan Erill, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2021
The fragments of genetic material (RNA) detected from sewage are very quickly decomposed in sewage water and will only be stable if protected by the protein coat (capsid), meaning only if the whole virus is present.
—Sahana Ghosh, Quartz India, 15 Apr. 2020
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New Atlas, 15 July 2024
Our language model also identified a novel viral capsid protein that is widespread in the global oceans.
—Libusha Kelly, The Conversation, 15 May 2024
Viruses are faced with the engineering challenge of building capsids from proteins whose entire genome must be enclosed within the small interior of the capsid.
—Judith Graf, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
But what about larger viruses with more genes than can fit into a capsid made from a single protein?
—Judith Graf, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
The outer layer is a protective shell called a capsid; some viruses also have a viral envelope, a second layer that helps virions attach to host cells.
—Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2019
Viruses are faced with the engineering challenge of building capsids from proteins whose entire genome must be enclosed within the small interior of the capsid.
—Judith Graf, The New York Review of Books, 1 Dec. 2022
Most phages have a rigid shell called a capsid that is filled with their genetic material.
—Ivan Erill, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2021
The fragments of genetic material (RNA) detected from sewage are very quickly decomposed in sewage water and will only be stable if protected by the protein coat (capsid), meaning only if the whole virus is present.
—Sahana Ghosh, Quartz India, 15 Apr. 2020
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“Capsid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capsid. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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