Aksimentiev, Maffeo and DNA-packed viral capsid (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Aksimentiev, Maffeo and DNA-packed viral capsid

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The first atom-level model of a DNA-packed viral capsid reveals genome structure and possible new drug targets, University of Illinois researchers report. Pictured, from left: physics professor Aleksei Aksimentiev and research scientist Christopher Maffeo. 

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