virus particle
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virus particles
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They prepared the viruses so that each virus particle carried the information to destroy a particular gene, then infected the mice with a mixture of viruses carrying different instructions for gene destruction.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2023
It now sits on my shelf, a reminder that a single virus particle may be small, but the infection can still be toxic.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2023
A Virginia Tech study looked at how well homemade masks, surgical masks and face shields protected the wearer, based on virus particle size.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
Then, if a vaccinated person encounters an actual coronavirus, those antibodies will be ready to neutralize the spike proteins — along with the rest of the virus particle they’re attached to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
The Ebola virus particle contains only seven different proteins—seven distinct types of large molecules arranged in a long braided structure that is the stringy Ebola particle.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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