Aug. 26, 2010

Visualizing Viruses

In the war against infectious disease, identifying the culprit is half the battle. Now, research professor Shaopeng Wang and his colleagues at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, USA describe a new method for visualizing individual virus particles. Their research opens the door to a more detailed understanding of these minute pathogens, and may further the study of a broad range of micro- and nanoscale phenomena. The group's findings appear in the August 23rd Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, advanced online issue. more