Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Stuck in the cell: trapping viruses in infected cells was a frequent adaptation strategy in human hosts
Mary Reed-Weston, Jesús Murga-Moreno, David Enard
The paper identifies viral release as a hotspot of strong human adaptation, where host proteins trap new virions to prevent further infection.
DOI 10.64898/2025.12.12.693836