Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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This visualization tries to depict the SARS-CoV-2 virion in very high detail to provide a better imagination about what actually causes the COVID-19 disease and this entire Corona pandemic.

Primary source of data: RCSB Protein Data Bank

"SARS-CoV-2 spike ectodomain structure (open state)"
rcsb.org/structure/6VYB
"Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein (closed state)"
rcsb.org/structure/6VXX
et al.

Music: Witchy Britches by RW Smith