Visualising viruses: New research pinpoints tiny invaders

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 11:35 in Physics & Chemistry

In the war against infectious disease, identifying the culprit is half the battle. Now, research professor Shaopeng Wang and his colleagues from the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, describe a new method for visualising individual virus particles. Their research opens the door to a more detailed understanding of these minute pathogens, and may further the study of a broad range of micro- and nanoscale phenomena...

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