While looking carefully at the areas of cell destruction induced by the viruses — called plaques — he and colleagues noticed that
vaccinia spread four times faster than its replication cycle would allow.
Not exact matches
Geoffrey Smith and his team of virologists at Imperial College London were curious about the
vaccinia virus, and set up a video microscope to watch how the virus
spreads through cells.
They have taken extensive precautions to prevent the
spread of
vaccinia to health care workers and other patients from the moment he arrived.