The Armored Virus — Today's Creation Moment

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Scientists discovered that the bacteriophage HK97 builds an unusually strong outer shell through a complex protein assembly process. Interlocking protein structures form a chain-mail-like armor with exceptional stability. The finding reveals unexpected sophistication in viral architecture.

Image: IBID bacteriophage, Reo Kometani and Sunao Ishihara, CC BY 4.0 Wikimedia Commons.

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