Sendai virus

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Sendai virus. University of Edinburgh. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Colour-enhanced image of the Sendai virus. This virus normally infects mice but can infect human cells without causing disease. It is being investigated as a vector for gene therapy in diseases such as cystic fibrosis. The horizontal field width of the sample is 0.8 micrometres.

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