Anaglyphs: Herpes virion external appearance in 3D

This image is an anaglyph in which a stereo image pair is combined into a single image using colour to separate the two views. To see the 3D stereo effect, you will need to use red green colour filter glasses (red for your left eye and green for your right eye). Such glasses can be obtained from your optometrist or specialty supplier. It is worth obtaining high quality anaglyphic glasses to achieve the best possible sense of depth. Cheap filters can often be found in novelty 3-D books. SEE HOW ANAGLYPHS ARE MADE.

3D computer model of the Herpes virus. The translucent spikes covering the surface represent the surface glycoproteins that are anchored in the viral envelope (greenish oily looking outer layer). This viral envelope is derived from host cell. Below that is the tegument, consisting of various proteins. Deep to the tegument is the icosahedral capsid that contains the DNA genome in the centre of the virus particle.