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They also cloak themselves in proteins that normally wrap around viral genomes, resulting in viruslike particles that can tag along when their operational counterparts spread.

From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2022

The project, which began in October 2018, has a budget of about €120,000 to develop a prototype vaccine based on viruslike particles that mimic viruses without being infectious.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2020

It took Dr. Valentino about two months to load all the necessary genetic elements onto a plasmid, a viruslike circle of DNA that genetic engineers use to insert genes into chromosomes.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2015

An array of other approaches using genetic engineering, including "viruslike particles" and "synthetic peptides," is also being tested.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2009

Whether or not that answer survives further study, several other research groups have seen viruslike particles in blood samples containing the Australia antigen, and work toward the production of a hepatitis vaccine has begun.

From Time Magazine Archive