Here Are the First Images of How Coronavirus Replicates in Cells

Magnified pictures of the microbial cause of the pneumonia outbreak that’s sparked a global health emergency were released by scientists at the University of Hong Kong Friday.

Thin-section electron micrographs of the novel coronavirus show part of an infected cell, grown in a culture, with virus particles being released from the cell’s surface.

Each infected cell produces thousands of new infectious virus particles that can go on to infect new cells, said John Nicholls, a clinical professor of pathology at the university, who grew the virus with colleagues Leo Poon and Malik Peiris.

The researchers are studying samples at different time points to better understand how differently the new 2019-nCoV virus might replicate, compared with other coronaviruses. The related viruses that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, and Middle East respiratory syndrome have been studied more extensively, said Nicholls.

“Sections could be easily shared with researchers around the world who don’t have access to the virus” or the capability of growing and studying it in biosecure laboratories, said Nicholls, who was part of the Hong Kong team that isolated and characterized the SARS virus.

QUICKTAKE ON SOCIAL:

QuickTake by Bloomberg is a global news network delivering up-to-the-minute analysis on the biggest news, trends and ideas for a new generation of leaders.

[Brayden-owgx]

Only if there was a narrator explaining the significance of these images, not everyone is well versed in biology...

[medbow]

I see says the blind man to his deaf friend

[DromeTrades]

Did you see the cell multiply?

Cell: wanna see me do it again?

[sean]

Im just reporting these tiktok vids now and you should to.

[Max-xmjk]

All i see are drawings i made when i was drunk from eating carrots.

[justinmiller]

2020 and we cant see a moving image. Just slideshow

[Genuine_Justin]

They should have titled this video as: "Heres a video of some virus shit you won't understand"

[woodycoat]

I expected it to be shaped more like a palm tree

[spiderdude]

That's actually a really huge size for a virus.

[wanori]

I didn't see "made in china" written on it

[rickkrockstar]

Actually, the coronavirus, has been around a very long time, so these are not the first images.. sooo🤔

[imagain]

I felt it crawling through my body. Some people are that in tune. I thought I was a goner, but my body said not today.

[brandonkim]

I'm having a hard time reading what's on this video because I can't read Braille

[vibrrantyy]

A lot of y'all didn't pay attention in biology class and it shows

[greeleyestateslove]

The images pan in and out from different angles and superimpose image on top of image how are we supposed to know what's going on?

[tangobayus]

Reported deaths are not increasing very fast.
A man goes into a bar and sits on a stool. The bartender asks "What'll you have?" The man says "A corona." The bartender asks "Cigar or beer?"

[dafttool]

Back when AIDS first came on the scene, it took years for us to get images like this. Progress 👍🏻

[JJJJspam]

Iss there multiple pictures? Looks like one photo panned about and zoomed. I didn't see any replication

[marciayoung]

With all of the lies from the media and cover ups, and not telling the whole story, I really don't know what to believe about this !

[rlo]

This solves nothing just repeated images and videos.