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Model of a SARS-CoV-2 virion

A virus is a pathogen that replicates inside the cells of an organism. They are found in almost every ecosystem on Earth and infect all life forms. Since the discovery of the tobacco mosaic virus in 1898, more than 16,000 of the millions of virus species have been described. When infected, a host cell is often forced to produce thousands of copies of the virus. Outside an infected cell, viruses exist as virions, which consist of genetic material, the capsid that surrounds and protects the genetic material, and sometimes an outside envelope of lipids. Viruses can spread through disease-bearing organisms, airborne transmission, hand-to-mouth contact, ingesting food or water, and other means. Viral infections in animals provoke an immune response that usually eliminates the virus; viruses that evade immune responses result in chronic infections. Immune responses can be produced by vaccines, while antiviral drugs can be used to treat infections. (Full article...)

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Did you know... (for July 9, 2026)

Margaret (circled) photographed in 2003

... that Uranus's moon Margaret (pictured) is named after a Shakespearean character, an astronomer's daughter, and its discoverer's mother?
... that, when King Akengbuda's heir sent him grey hairs to urge his abdication, he replied with powdered chalk and salt to signify that the world was too pleasant for him to leave?
... that the National Centre for Domestic Violence publicised that domestic violence increases by 26% when England plays football, and by 38% when they lose?
... that, when Pedro Morales Pino took his band on their first international tour, they lost members to typhus, marriage, schizophrenia, and suicide?
... that spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 is the only type of spinocerebellar ataxia that consistently results in vision degradation?
... that the shark god Kāneikokala, according to Hawaiian tradition, rescued shipwrecked sailors and returned them to their home islands?
... that Kanye West claims in his song "King" that he would not have married Bianca Censori without the work of Martin Luther King Jr.?
... that the reliquary believed to contain the remains of Maria Afonso may instead hold the body of her infant nephew?
... that Sheikh Chilli may not be Sheikh Chilli?

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Beth Mooney

In cricket, the Women's T20 World Cup concludes with Australia defeating England in the final (player of the match Beth Mooney pictured).
Keiko Fujimori is elected President of Peru.
The Catholic Church declares the Society of Saint Pius X to be in schism and excommunicates its members following a consecration dispute.
Heatwaves affect Europe, leading to more than 5,600 deaths.

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July 9

Italy players celebrating their 2006 World Cup victory

551 – An estimated 30,000 people died when a massive earthquake struck the Roman province of Phoenice.
1763 – The Mozart family grand tour began, presenting the child prodigies Maria Anna and Wolfgang Amadeus across Western Europe.
1981 – Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong, which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous characters in video-game history.
2006 – Italy won their fourth FIFA World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time (players pictured).
2008 – Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games.

Elizabeth of Austria (b. 1526)
Courtney Love (b. 1964)
Shin Jae-chul (d. 2012)
Fernando de la Rúa (d. 2019)

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Dictyophorus spumans, also known as the koppie foam grasshopper, is a species of grasshopper in the family Pyrgomorphidae, indigenous to southern Africa. The name "foam grasshopper" derives from the insect's ability to produce a toxic foam from its thoracic glands, using a combination of hemolymph with air from the grasshopper's spiracles. Adult males are typically 4.5 to 5 cm (1.8 to 2.0 in) long and females typically 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in), but can grow up to a length of 8 cm (3.1 in). This nymph of the subspecies D. s. spumans was photographed in the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden in Roodepoort, South Africa.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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