VIRUS 3 (IMAGE)

Rice University

VIRUS 3

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Rice University bioengineer Junghae Suh, left, and graduate student Eric Gomez led a study in which proteins that respond to light helped viral capsids deliver their contents to the nuclei of cells. The researchers see their technique as a way to control gene expression.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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