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Cover note Coronavirus particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM).
The virus particles themselves comprise geneticmaterial surrounded by a protein coat
covered with surface proteins (yellow dots around particles). It is this crown of proteins
that gives the coronaviruses their name. Magnification unknown  

Credits: Scott Camazine/ Science Photo Library

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