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The Ebola Virus
Ebola viruses belong to the the Filoviridae virus virus family because of their string-like appearance filum being Latin for thread or or string The outer layer is the the viral membrane that holds the the virus virus together while inside lies the the the the spiral of the the the the viral RNA the the the the virus’ genetic material that is decorated with nucleoproteins nucleoproteins The The nucleoproteins nucleoproteins wrap the RNA into its helical shape The The knobs on the the the the surface surface of the the the the virus virus are glycoproteins that attach the the the the virus virus to the the the the outer surface surface of human cells cells and help the the the virus to to sneak its way into the the the cells cells by breaching the the the cell’s own membrane Dr Lukas Tamm and the the Center for Membrane Biology at the the University of Virginia specifical- ly studies the the the Ebola virus’s method of breaching other cell membranes This is is something the the the virus is is incredibly apt at at doing and is is a a a a a a a a a a major factor that leads to to its rapid spread within the human body The more that is understood for Dr Tamm’s research the the better the the chances are at finding an end to this deadly disease The Ebola Virus
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Dr Lukas Tamm Center for Membrane Biology University of Virginia Virtual Photograph/PHSCologram: Duratrans Kodalth Plexiglas
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