A detailed three-dimensional model of SARS-COV-2 was developed!

, June 6, 2020 /
PRNewswire/bio-valley/BIOON/-- As countries around the world race to learn about the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the 2019 coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19), scientists are gaining more and more information about the components of the virus that make up infectious particlesWhile every new finding on SARS-CoV-2 provides important new information for scientists and governments, none of the new findings provide a clear overall picture of the virus particles that can infect us."now, expert collaboration has created one of the most detailed 3-D models inside and outside the SARS-CoV-2 virus particlespartners include Annabel Slater, a freelance science illustrator with a master's degree in medical simulation and human anatomy from the University of Glasgow, as well as scientists from the University of Glasgow's Viral Research Centre and experts from the School of Simulation and Visualization from the GSA (SimVis)image source: University of Glasgow
these eye-catching new images andvideocan be found on the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)'s new Crown Viral websitethe interdisciplinary team pieced together a complex scientific puzzle of all known details of the new coronavirus to create a series of eye-catching images andvideoAlthough these illustrations do not reveal any new information about SARS-CoV-2, they are one of the earliest and most detailed 3-D representations of viral particlesthanks to a long-standing partnership between the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow School of Art (GSA), it was possible to produce detailed illustrations so quicklyillustrations and 3-D models are available free of charge for online viewing and downloading for anyone wishing to visualize SARS-CoV-2A range of scientific communication resources, including color fillers and augmented reality education applications, are already under development in CVR and will be released in the near futurevisually spread existing data on the virus that caused COVID-19, the researchers hope the model will provide valuable resources for anyone who wants to understand the invisible media behind the current pandemic "I think making scientific images into 3D opens up a whole new world of interaction, exploration and understanding," says annabel Slater, By turning viral particles into tangible, interactive things, you can better understand the science of viruses I hope these SARS-CoV-2 viral particle models will help people by making invisible things visible Dr Ed Hutchinson, a CVR researcher at the 's Virology Research Institute, who led the project, said: "No experiment can directly produce detailed images of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles Not only are they incredibly small as all viruses, but they are also irregular -- each virus particle is slightly different from the next -- and to get detailed information, each component of the virus needs to be studied separately Image Source
: "Fortunately, over the years we worked with students in medical visualization and human anatomy, including Naina Nair,-- developed one of the most detailed models of influenza virus particles, which were also irregular, and Nair later found ways to use them for scientific transmission "When the current pandemic began, Annabel Slater contacted us and asked if we could work together on a model of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles." As a graduate of the MSc program, she was able to quickly learn the methods needed to build a virus model and work with us to explain a set of data that combines the latest SARS-CoV-2 studies with the 'missing information' in related virus studies " (BioValleyBioon.com) References: 1
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