A combination of imaging techniques reveals how herpes simplex virus type 1 assembles within infected cells, highlighting the roles of essential viral proteins in viral assembly and exit.
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The study, which was published in February in the journal Nature Microbiology, found that influenza A viral particles can actually adapt their shape to ... How does a virus become more infectious?