First atom-level structure of packaged viral genome reveals new properties, dynamics

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A computational model of the more than 26 million atoms in a DNA-packed viral capsid expands our understanding of virus structure and DNA dynamics, insights that could provide new research avenues and drug targets, researchers report.

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