Reconstruction of the real 3D shape of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

The photographs of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus taken by electron transmission microscopy and cryoelectron microscopy provide only a 2D silhouette. The viruses appear to look like distorted circles. The present paper questions the real shape of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and makes an attempt to give an answer.