Genome Condensed inside a Virus (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

Genome Condensed inside a Virus

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If the virus was the size of an exercise ball and the viral genome was thick manila rope, there would be almost 70 metres of such rope stuffed inside the ball.

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Juha Huiskonen

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