About Rhinovirus
Rhinovirus is
responsible for one third to one half of the common colds people suffer
every year. There are a large number of serotypes therefore vaccines
are not efficient to prevent against infection in this case. A large
number of studies and research are therefore targeting other avenues
such as antiviral drugs.
Rhinovirus is studied by molecular biologists, clinical researchers and
crystallographers to better understand its life cycle and the
biological and biochemical processes involved in the physiological
effects provoqued by the virus. Researchers are now able to highlight
research findings by plotting data directly onto the solved X-ray
structure which tells where each atom in the virus is located.
