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Flu virus is a master shape-shifter

Cells infected with the versatile pathogen churn out viral particles with many different shapes.
Micrograph of Influenza A particles

Influenza particles (artificially coloured) swap the proteins on their surfaces with ease. Credit: Eye of Science/SPL

An influenza virus infecting a single cell can produce offspring with a wide variety of shapes, maximizing the virus’s chance of escaping attack by antiviral therapies.

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Nature 564, 9 (2018)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07583-8

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