바이러스학
Scientists film influenza viruses ‘surfing’ into human cells in real time
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An international team led by ETH Zurich and including researchers in Japan has used a new high‑resolution imaging technique to watch, live, as influenza viruses penetrate human cells. The work shows that cells actively engage with the virus, helping to draw it inside in a process that resembles surfing along the cell membrane, and could inform the development of targeted antiviral therapies.
바이러스학 분야의 떠오르는 별인夏贤이 미국을 떠나 모교인 우한대학교로 돌아가 정식 연구교수 겸 수석 연구원으로 취임했다. 그는 핵심 생물안전 연구소에서 생명을 위협하는 질병을 일으킬 수 있는 바이러스를 연구할 예정이다. 그의 연구는 첨단 현미경 기술을 이용한 병원성 미생물의 구조생물학에 중점을 둔다.
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