{
  "id": 6608147,
  "title": "Protein shape shift reveals how the mpox virus begins replicating",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/protein-shape-shift-reveals-how-the-mpox-virus-begins-replicating",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-10T16:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-protein-shift-reveals-mpox-virus.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The way two mpox virus proteins change shape as they bind together acts like a switch that starts the process of viral replication, a study led by researchers at the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School reveals. This kind of detailed structural information promises to help scientists, armed with a new generation of AI-powered virtual screening tools, target their search for ways to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}