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Caption: Mavis Agbandje-McKenna (left), a structural biologist at the University of Florida's McKnight Brain Institute, and UF research scientist Hyun-Joo Nam hold models of viruses. The researchers found that by changing their surface structure to attach to different carbohydrates, viruses are able to infect cells more efficiently -- a finding that may prove valuable to scientists seeking ways to fight cancer or brain diseases.
Credit: Sarah Kiewel/University of Florida HSC
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