Latent or Lytic? (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Latent or Lytic?

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Viruses may inject their DNA into a host cell synchronously or randomly, a new study finds. The difference appears to influence the course of infection.

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Graphic by Alex Evilevitch and Ting Liu

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