New virus breaks the rules of infection

These are insect cells infected with the Guaico Culex virus. The different colors denote cells infected with different pieces of the virus. Only the brown-colored cells are infectious because they contain the complete virus. (Image by Michael Lindquist/Cell Press)
Human viruses are like a fine chocolate truffle: It takes only one to get the full experience.
At least, that’s what scientists thought a few days ago. Now a new study published Thursday is making researchers rethink how some vir