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Image Gallery: Atomic-level structure of the HIV capsid
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This animation shows atoms of the HIV capsid, the shell that encloses the virus's genetic material. Scientists determined the exact structure of the capsid using a variety of imaging techniques and analyses. They then entered this data into a supercomputer to produce this image. Related to image 3477.
Source
Juan R. Perilla and the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
