Identifying a new viral pathogen the old-fashioned new-fashioned way: by imaging it directly with cro-electron microscopy, at high enough resolution that you can pick out what variety of virus it is:

Cryo-EM to the Rescue

if anyone needs me, i'll be in that coffin over there, sobbing uncontrollably

As a long-time fan of In The Pipeline, it is mind-blowing to see our work highlighted!! wow!!

That's interesting!