Existing medications can prevent SARS-CoV-2 from hijacking cells

SARS-CoV-2 virus in a cell with filopodia. Credit: Elizabeth Fischer, NIH / NIAID Microscopy Unit An international team of researchers has analyzed how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, hijacks proteins in their target cells. The research, published in the magazine. Cell, shows how the virus changes cell activity to …

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The car light reveals a new optical phenomenon

A model from scientists at Rice University shows how two positively charged spheres attached to springs are attracted to the electric field of light. Due to the movement of the spheres, the spring system scatters light at different energies when irradiated with trochoidal waves clockwise and counterclockwise. Credit: Link Research …

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