When Cy-bug—a robotic, buglike virus—got stranded in the Sugar Rush world, the protagonists faced some serious difficulty finding it. The thick sugar particles in the atmosphere jammed their sensors making it impossible to spot this evil creature. While that can happen in a Wreck-It Ralph universe, the opposites are true in the real world. A recent paper published in ACS Central Science showed a successful development of SARS-CoV-2 detection kit with the help of sugar mixtures.

We have heard an awful lot about viruses since the Coronavirus pandemic has swept the nation, creating uncertainty and shaking families by the unexpected loss of loved ones. But, what are viruses? And more importantly, what do they want?