The lifecycle of SARS-CoV-2
What happens if a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus enters your lung? This molecular animation visualises how the virus particle can take over the host cell and turns it into a virus factory. Eventually, the host cell produces so many viral particles that it dies and releases numerous new virus particles.
Created by
Raimond Ravelli and Kèvin Knoops with Phospho Biomedical Animation
With thanks to
Ine Vandewauw, Tom Cane, Elspeth Garman, Maria Wolleswinkel, Guy Kelly, Montse Barcena, Sam Peppard, Lukas Kapitein, Hugo Damstra, Wilco Nijenhuis, Esteban Dodero Rojas, Jose Onuchic, Paul Whitford
Also watch the general version of the animation video
Contact information
Visiting address: M4I Division of Nanoscopy
Prof. Raimond Ravelli - contact Anita Mühlegger
Universiteitssingel 50
6229 ER Maastricht
K5.459
a.muhlegger@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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