- Flu gives fever, aching limbs and runny nose.
- Influenza viruses enter the body in droplets.
- Researchers watch viruses enter living human cells.
- Teams from Switzerland and Japan work together.
- Yohei Yamauchi leads the work at ETH Zurich.
- They make a new microscopy method.
- The method uses AFM and fluorescence.
- The method is called ViViD-AFM.
- Cells move and try to capture viruses.
- Clathrin helps form a pocket in membrane.
Difficult words
- influenza — a common virus that causes fever and illness
- droplet — a small drop of liquid in the airdroplets
- researcher — a person who studies and tests thingsResearchers
- microscopy — the study of small things with a microscope
- fluorescence — bright light given by some cells or substances
- membrane — a thin layer that surrounds a cell
- clathrin — a protein that helps form pockets in cells
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever had the flu?
- Do you like working in a team?
- Have you seen a microscope?
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