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Icosahedron virus

How viruses build perfectly symmetrical protective shells

Research led by a physicist at the University of California, Riverside, shows how viruses form protective shells, or capsids, around their genomes — a process that, while messy and complex, consistently results in highly symmetrical icosahedral structures. A genome is the complete set of genetic material in an organism. For...
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology

Discovery of antibody structure could lead to treatment for Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus

Study provides insights into fighting broad range of pathogen’s viral strains
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Health, Science / Technology

Coronavirus formation is successfully modeled

UC Riverside study could inform the design of effective drugs to fight SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology, Health
A woman sick on the couch with the flu

No more flu for you? Discovery blocks influenza virus’ replication in cells

SUMOylation inhibitor could lead to highly effective ways to treat the flu and other respiratory viruses
By Holly Ober | | Science / Technology

How a virus packages its genetic material

Simulations by UC Riverside-led team could help design nanocontainers used in drug delivery
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology

New multicampus consortium to study assembly of coronaviruses

Host campus UC Riverside will be joined by UC Davis and UC Merced
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology, Health

How a virus forms its symmetric shells

UC Riverside-led study could inform the design of engineered nano-shells used in drug delivery
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology, Health

Physicists explain how large spherical viruses form

UC Riverside-led study deciphers key elements for the assembly of a large virus; understanding its formation could contain viruses’ spread
By Iqbal Pittalwala | | Science / Technology, Health