Nanotubes could help study retrovirus transmission between human...

(DOE/Sandia National Laboratories) Naturally occurring nanotubes may serve as tunnels that protect retroviruses and bacteria as they infect healthy cells.

The unexpected shielding may explain why vaccines fare poorly against some invaders. Sandia researchers now have formed similar nanotubes that could be used to duplicate the phenomenon.


 

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