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> But it should be noted that COVID19 is an RNA virus. Its a stray piece of RNA floating around in the air, without any cell walls, cell membranes, or other app
by jamessb 6y ago
> But it should be noted that COVID19 is an RNA virus. Its a stray piece of RNA floating around in the air, without any cell walls, cell membranes, or other apparatus for protection
It is not true that a SARS-CoV-2 virion is just a "piece of RNA" with nothing around it: they are enveloped by a lipid membrane with embedded proteins.
See, for example:
https://pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/coronavirus https://pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/coronavirus
https://pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/fighting-coronavirus-with-soap https://pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/fighting-coronavirus-wi...