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Fighting disease atom by atom

Researchers at Rice University and their international colleagues have for the first time described the atomic structure of the protein shell that carries the genetic code of hepatitis E (HEV). Their findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could mean that new ways to stop the virus may come in the not-too-distant future.

Image pinpoints all 5 million atoms in viral coat

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Rice University's precise new image of a virus' protective coat is seriously undervalued.



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