Geometry as a Weapon in the Fight Against Viruses

摘要

Viruses package their genetic material into protein containers that adopt polyhedral shapes. For over half a century, such virus architectures have been classified in terms of the Goldberg polyhedra and their dual triangulations in the seminal Caspar-Klug theory (CKT). However, following developments in our ability to image viral particles, it has become apparent that many virus structures do not conform to these blueprints.