A Coronavirus Particle with the Triangular-Shaped Spikes (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

A Coronavirus Particle with the Triangular-Shaped Spikes

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A more accurate image of a coronavirus particle has triangular-shaped spikes. Scientists from OIST and Queen's University have found that this may aid the success of the coronavirus to transmit from person to person. This image appeared in the research paper published in Physics of Fluids.

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This image appeared in the research paper published in Physics of Fluids.

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