Scientists Discover Viral 'Enigma Machine' (IMAGE)

University of Leeds

Scientists Discover Viral 'Enigma Machine'

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A code hidden in the arrangement of the genetic information of single-stranded RNA viruses tells the virus how to pack itself within its outer shell of proteins.

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University of Leeds

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