Structure of the poxvirus-polymerase in an early stage of transcription. Bound DNA is labelled in blue. (Image: Clemens Grimm)
Structure of the poxvirus-polymerase in an early stage of transcription. Bound DNA is labelled in blue. (Image: Clemens Grimm) 09/23/2021 - Poxviruses have found a unique way of translating their genes into proteins in the infected organism. A team of researchers from Würzburg shows for the first time how the molecular machinery involved works at an atomic level. The last case of smallpox worldwide occurred in Somalia in October 1977. In 1980, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the eradication of the smallpox. According to official sources, the virus continues to exist today only in two high-security laboratories in Russia and the USA, where it is used for research purposes.
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