Going Viral
Having completed his PhD in Biochemistry, Brian has now begun post-doctoral work on the structure of the spike glycoproteins of coronaviruses - these proteins are needed for viral entry into a host cell, so his research should help with finding effective vaccines. Coronaviruses cause a range of respiratory tract infections ranging from mild to potentially lethal (such as COVID-19), so Brian is taking his work very seriously.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Plastic'. I spotted this strange little pink plastic object at my local charity shop and immediately thought 'virus'. I was very surprised that there were red/green/blue lights inside that came on for several seconds when the 'virus' was jiggled.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Going Viral
Having completed his PhD in Biochemistry, Brian has now begun post-doctoral work on the structure of the spike glycoproteins of coronaviruses - these proteins are needed for viral entry into a host cell, so his research should help with finding effective vaccines. Coronaviruses cause a range of respiratory tract infections ranging from mild to potentially lethal (such as COVID-19), so Brian is taking his work very seriously.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Plastic'. I spotted this strange little pink plastic object at my local charity shop and immediately thought 'virus'. I was very surprised that there were red/green/blue lights inside that came on for several seconds when the 'virus' was jiggled.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.