In the News

[Bloomberg] First images of how coronavirus replicates in cells

Jason Gale, 31 January 2020

  • Magnified pictures of the microbial cause of the pneumonia outbreak that has sparked a global health emergency were released by John Nicholls, Leo Poon and Malik Peiris of the University of Hong Kong
  • Thin-section electron micrographs of the novel coronavirus show part of an infected cell, grown in a culture, with virus particles being released from the cell’s surface.
  • Each infected cell produces thousands of new infectious virus particles that can go on to infect new cells.

Full Report

An electron microscopic image of the 2019 novel coronavirus grown in cells at The University of Hong Kong.
(An electron microscopic image of the 2019 novel coronavirus grown in cells at The University of Hong Kong. Source: The University of Hong Kong)
Tags
Show More

Related Articles

Back to top button
Close