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This image shows the SARS-CoV-2 virus's main protease, Mpro, and two strands of a human protein, called NEMO.
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Tiny microbes and molecular machines have an outsized impact on human health, and they play key roles in the vast global cycles that shape climate and make carbon and nitrogen available to all living things.
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This image shows the SARS-CoV-2 virus's main protease, Mpro, and two strands of a human protein, called NEMO.