Competition between virus and host cells (IMAGE) Hubrecht Institute Caption Live-capture of virus infected cells. After infection of a host cell, a virus tries to replicate (green dots), and tries to prevent the host cell from interfering with viral replication by attacking the host cell's nucleus (blue) and shutting-down protein production of the host cell (red). Credit Sanne Boersma © Hubrecht Institute Usage Restrictions Only with appropriate caption and credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.