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Once inside the host cell, the capsid is shed, and the virus begins copying itself.
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New Atlas,
26 July 2025
But a series of stunning discoveries found that the capsid cone not only survives infection but plays a far more complex role in the production of new viruses.
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Jon Cohen,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
Many other viruses have their own capsid proteins, which form a shell around their genetic material, so this drug’s triumph raises the exciting prospect that similar capsid inhibitors could fight other viral diseases.
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science.org,
12 Dec. 2024
Our language model also identified a novel viral capsid protein that is widespread in the global oceans.
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Libusha Kelly,
The Conversation,
15 May 2024
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New Atlas,
26 July 2025
But a series of stunning discoveries found that the capsid cone not only survives infection but plays a far more complex role in the production of new viruses.
—
Jon Cohen,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
Many other viruses have their own capsid proteins, which form a shell around their genetic material, so this drug’s triumph raises the exciting prospect that similar capsid inhibitors could fight other viral diseases.
—
science.org,
12 Dec. 2024
Our language model also identified a novel viral capsid protein that is widespread in the global oceans.
—
Libusha Kelly,
The Conversation,
15 May 2024
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“Capsid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capsid. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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