New Journal of General Virology lead image
27 January 2022
Journal of General Virology is very pleased to share its new visual identity, composed of images created in a collaboration between Dr Edward Hutchinson (Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow) and Annabel Slater, scientific illustrator and graduate of The Glasgow School of Art.
Journal of General Virology has been publishing peer-reviewed research for over 50 years. Over this time, imaging techniques have advanced, allowing us to obtain higher resolution images and a better understanding of the structure of different viruses. The new lead image for Journal of General Virology shows an up-to-date model of SARS-CoV-2 from different aspects, showing the important spike protein, and will be featured on the journal website and on all journal marketing materials.
To accompany this, Journal of General Virology is pleased to publish ‘Visualising Viruses’ written by authors at The Glasgow School of Art and University of Glasgow. This article discusses the methods that can be used to visualise viruses that may be difficult to determine the structure of experimentally or due to a lack of data. In this article, Annabel Slater et al. show how these approaches were used to visualise Influenza A virus particles and SARS-CoV-2 and share the models and high-quality images.
“We live in a world where images play more and more of a role; it is evident humanity thrives visually! Typically we see “what viruses do” to the host without seeing “what virions are” outside the host. Enter stage right the computational tour de force that gives us composite, illustrative images which help to bring these agents of disease just a little bit closer to our grasp. I am thrilled one of these magnificent virtual constructions becomes our new JGV lead image. A visualization made by members of our community for the benefit of the whole community.”
Professor Paul Duprex (Editor-in-Chief of Journal of General Virology)
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Image: Annabel Slater and Edward Hutchinson.
