Vaccines have saved countless lives since their first utilize more than 200 years ago. But treatments for infections once they lift hold can be hard to come by. Now scientists could be onto a current approach to developing antiviral therapies. In ACS' The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, scientists report that DNA may "scrunch" like a worm to get inside viral shells. This deeper understanding could befriend lead to novel ways to fight pathogens.
Source: phys.org