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Influenza A viruses adapt shape in response to environmental pressures
Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according to a ...
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This is the worst flu season in 15 years. Here's why—and how to protect yourself.
Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of H1N1 influenza (flu) virus particle isolated from a lung cell. Moreover, this flu season most closely resembles the 2019-2020 season, which saw peaks ...
Acoustic tool puts virus particles in their places
It was also found that the crossing of acoustic waves creates more than one well. The wells are distributed in a grid pattern ...
New study sheds light on the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa
A new retrospective, laboratory-based observational study provides detailed insights into the causes of fevers of unknown origin in sub-Saharan Africa. Together with scientists from Guinea and ...
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Microscope could ‘solve the cause of viral diseases’
University of Manchester scientists have produced the world’s most powerful optical microscope, which could help understand the causes of many viruses and diseases. Writing in the journal Nature ...