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Retroviruses (red) form in infected cell and are transmitted to neighboring cell. Green proteins bind the cells. “Our hope is that somewhere down the road we will have a completely new antiviral strategy based on targeting cell-to-cell transmission,” says lead researcher Walther Mothes. (Courtesy: Yale University)
YALE (US)—Retroviruses like HIV that are already inside cells are more easily transmitted when they are close to uninfected cells than if they are floating free in the bloodstream. The findings help explain how viruses spread efficiently. Continue…
