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Purdue University

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This image shows the 3-D organization of enterovirus D68 while it is bound to pleconaril, an antiviral compound against the original strain of the virus. The bound pleconaril molecules are shown in orange and bordered in black. Researchers are working to develop anti-viral compounds that inhibit infection in current strains of the virus. A publication-quality image is available here.

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Purdue University image/Yue Liu and Michael G. Rossmann

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