How viruses outsmart their host cells
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 14:40
in Biology & Nature
Viruses depend on host cells for replication, but how does a virus induce its host to transcribe its own genetic information alongside that of the virus, thus producing daughter viruses? For decades, researchers have been studying a type of bacteriophage known as 'lambda' to try and find an answer to this question. Using high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy, a research group has now successfully deciphered this process.