Human cells before and after infection (IMAGE)

Center for Genomic Regulation

Human cells before and after infection

Caption

Human DNA in its natural state inside cells (left) compared to eight hours after being infected with HSV-1 (right). The virus compacts the human genome’s size significantly and moves it towards the edge of the nucleus, freeing up space for the virus to set up a factory for its own purposes.

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Esther Gonzalez Almela and Álvaro Castells García

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