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Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red and yellow) found within infected VERO E6 cells (blue).

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Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red and yellow) found within infected VERO E6 cells (blue).

On the Cover

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red and yellow) found within infected VERO E6 cells (blue). The virus particles are in various stages of maturity, which accounts for differences in shape. Virus factories (brown) are inclusions within infected cells where virus replication, maturation and assembly occurs.

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The NIH Record, founded in 1949, is the biweekly newsletter for employees of the National Institutes of Health.

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