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An in-depth exploration of why approximately 70% of viral capsids converge on icosahedral geometry, driven by genetic economy constraints and geometric optimization that maximizes volume-to-surface-area ratios while distributing internal stress from negatively-charged genomic material. The article examines how viral capsid architecture emerges from both evolutionary constraints and the physics of molecular self-assembly, with applications to drug delivery and vaccine design.

Stephen Jay Gould Simon Conway Morris James Watson Francis Crick Donald Caspar Isidor Fankuchen Buckminster Fuller Hepatitis B Virus Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV) Asimov Press
asimov.press · surprisetalk · 2 days ago · details · hn