November 4, 2020
![The first-ever structure of the main protease enzyme of the SARS-CoV-2 virus obtained by neutron scattering revealed an unexpected electrical charge in the amino acids cysteine (negative) and histidine (positive), a result that provides important information about the virus's replication mechanism [courtesy: Jill Hemman/ ORNL, US Dept. of Energy]](https://www.hayadan.org.il/images/content3/2020/11/20-G01620_Protease_PR_proof21-768x480.jpg)
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
- November 4, 2020
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In order to better understand how the new corona virus behaves and how its spread can be stopped, scientists were able to obtain the three-dimensional map that reveals the position of each and every atom in the molecule of the enzyme essential for the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus