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The image shows a visualisation of a virion assembling. The process involves packaging signals interacting with proteins on the casing of the virion.

Unravelling the process that makes viruses infectious

Published
8 January 2021
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Health
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Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus ‘package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.

How a protein ‘hunkers down’ to conserve energy

Published
3 December 2020
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Health
Science

A visualisation made from nearly 100,000 electron microscope images has revealed the ingenious way a protein involved in muscle activity shuts itself down to conserve energy.

The images shows a pregnant woman lying down feeling her bump.

Genetic study reveals pre-eclampsia risk factors

Published
1 December 2020
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Science
Health

A large international study has revealed that the genetic risk of pre-eclampsia, a potentially dangerous condition in pregnancy, is related to blood pressure and body mass index (BMI).