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Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. In the study -- by the University of Exeter -- 35 fruit fly species were exposed to 11 different viruses of ...