Positive-strand RNA viruses comprise a vast and often fearsome roster that includes poliovirus, hepatitis C, dengue, Zika, HIV, SARS-CoV-2, and many agriculturally important plant viruses. But it’s the small things — the molecular machines fueling viral replication — that lie behind their immense global impact.
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