{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"European Scientist","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/","author_name":"Alex Reis","author_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/author\/alex-reis\/","title":"Watching Viruses Build Themselves","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Y5EIvBtbPP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/research\/watching-viruses-build-themselves\/\">Watching Viruses Build Themselves<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/research\/watching-viruses-build-themselves\/embed\/#?secret=Y5EIvBtbPP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Watching Viruses Build Themselves&#8221; &#8212; European Scientist\" data-secret=\"Y5EIvBtbPP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4842.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":853,"description":"Each virus wraps its genetic material inside a precisely shaped protein shell, often made of hundreds or thousands of pieces that somehow find each other and lock into place without any instructions. Now, researchers at the University of Oxford found a way to watch this assembly happen in real time, molecule by molecule. Their findings, published in Nature, could help pave the way for new antiviral drugs and better vaccines."}