If You Squeeze The Coronavirus, Does It Shatter?
If you squeeze the coronavirus, does it shatter? Scientists are exploring the physics of viruses, to understand how these pathogens assemble themselves — and might be rent apart. New York Times Representative image Of all the pandemic questions bedeviling scientists, the one that Juan Perilla is asking might be among the strangest: If a shrunk-down hand were to squeeze the coronavirus, would it squish, or would it shatter? Viruses like HIV tend to be on the softer side, smooshing down like a foam ball, whereas the ones that cause influenza are mo...
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