Guides: BIOL 1710: Biology for Science Majors I: Viruses

Viruses

The simian virus 40 from Phoebus87 at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Symian_virus.png

This section is about the virus, a microbe that can only reproduce in a host cell. Viruses can infect bacteria, animals, humans - basically any organism.

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Viruses in Media

Viral Replication
Welcome back Mr. Andersen who explains how DNA and RNA viruses replicate in host cells. He also describes the lytic and lysogenic cycles. A 10:30 minute YouTube video.
HIV Replication
A 5:14 minute animation of the HIV virus replicating in a T cell from medical animator, Dr. Rufu Rajadurai.
Protein Folding and Prion Disease
Dr. Susan Lindquist explains how prion diseases, like mad cow disease, arise and spread in this 4:21 minute YouTube video from iBioseminars.

Viruses in the News

Biologists Find 'Surprising' Number of Unknown Viruses in Sewage
An analysis of raw sewage reveals more unknown viruses, than previously identified ones. That's scary. A 2011 article from ScienceDaily.com
Viruses May Be Causing Coral Bleaching and Decline Around the World
Coral reefs may be threatened by viruses that infect microalgae that have a symbiotic relationship with coral. A 2012 article from ScienceDaily.com
Yellowstone Viruses 'Jump' Between Hot Pools
A study in Yellowstone Park suggests that viruses travel from one pool to another through steam. A 2007 article from ScienceDaily.com