Massive simulation shows HIV capsid interacting with its environment

Massive simulation shows HIV capsid interacting with its environment 07/26/2017 11:13 AM EDT It took two years on a supercomputer to simulate 1.2 microseconds in the life of the HIV capsid, a protein cage that shuttles the HIV virus to the nucleus of a human cell. The 64-million-atom simulation offers new insights into how the virus senses its environment and completes its infective cycle. Full story at https://news.illinois.edu/blog/view/6367/532452 Source University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111