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  • 157689410641997884477807737821423338PublicAssets/3477This image is a computer-generated model of the approximately 4.2 million atoms of the HIV capsid, the shell that contains the virus' genetic material. Scientists determined the exact structure of the capsid and the proteins that it's made of using a variety of imaging techniques and analyses. They then entered these data into a supercomputer that produced the atomic-level image of the capsid. This structural information could be used for developing drugs that target the capsid, possibly leading to more effective therapies. Related to image <a href="https://images.nigms.nih.gov/pages/DetailPage.aspx?imageid2=6601">6601</a>. Juan R. Perilla and the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJuan R. Perilla and the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignIllustration

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    This image is a computer-generated model of the approximately 4.2 million atoms of the HIV capsid, the shell that contains the virus' genetic material. Scientists determined the exact structure of the capsid and the proteins that it's made of using a variety of imaging techniques and analyses. They then entered these data into a supercomputer that produced the atomic-level image of the capsid. This structural information could be used for developing drugs that target the capsid, possibly leading to more effective therapies. Related to image 6601.

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    Juan R. Perilla and the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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