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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
virus parasite with a noncellular structure composed mainly of nucleic acid within a protein coat. Viruses usually are too small (100-2,000 Angstrom units) to be seen with the light microscope and thus must be studied by electron microscopes. In one stage of their life cycle, in which they are free and infectious, virus particles do not carry out the functions of living cells, such as respiration and growth; in the other stage, however, viruses enter living plant, animal, or bacterial cells and make use of the host cell's chemical energy and its protein- and nucleic acid-synthesizing ability... Read more
Variola Virus
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security Variola Virus █ JULI BERWALD Variola virus (or variola major ) is the virus that causes smallpox. The virus is one of the members of the poxvirus group ( Poxviridae ) and it is one of the most complicated animal viruses. The variola virus ... Read more
computer virus
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition computer virus rogue computer program , typically a short ... computers' normal operations. A computer virus usually attaches or inserts itself to or ... five new strains are discovered every day. Virus programs can also infect advanced cellular ... Read more

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Virus removal by filtration: points to consider
Pharmaceutical Technology Europe; 12/1/2006; Kern, Gerd; Krishnan, Mani; 787 words ; Virus safety of biotech- and plasma-derived therapeutics is ensured ... materials, the validation and implementation of effective virus clearance technology and the monitoring of final filled product for the presence of virus. Virus filtration, which is considered a robust and effective ... Read more
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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings; 4/1/2004; Roberts, William Clifford; 787 words ; INFLUENZA VIRUS In 1918, a new influenza virus, whose natural home was in birds, infected humans. Within months ... camps and spreading rapidly from person to person. This influenza virus killed more people than any other plague in history. In 24 weeks ... Read more
Beware the seven deadly viruses: fortunately, vaccines are available that may serve to reduce their lethal threat. Here's what the cat owner needs to know.(Disease)
Cat Watch; 5/1/2006; Ewing, Tom; 787 words ; ... cat, for instance. Once it has entered a host, a virus's fundamental goal is to make as many copies of ... a host cell that the cell bursts and distributes virus throughout the surrounding area. This self-perpetuating ... one that has been vaccinated against a specific virus, the invasion may be successfully ... Read more
AIDS Virus Found to Infect Bone Marrow
The Washington Post; 5/3/1988; Larry Thompson; 619 words ; The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome ... marrow cells could be infected by the AIDS virus, it was only recently that Fauci, Dr. Thomas ... blood cells that are infected by the AIDS virus. But since the bone marrow cells lack the ... Read more
CIH Computer Virus Set to Activate Tomorrow.
Korea Times (Seoul, Korea); 4/24/2000; 590 words ; Anti-virus labs yesterday issued a warning calling for ... the latest vaccines to fight off the CIH virus, which is programmed to disrupt systems on ... Ahn Chul-soo, president of Dr. Ahn's Anti-Virus Laboratories Inc., said the CIH virus was ... Read more
Virus found to make cancer cells destroy themselves
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/30/2001; RICK CALLAHAN; 394 words ; Virus found to make cancer cells destroy themselves By RICK CALLAHAN ... 2001 Scientists have wiped out tumors in mice using a common virus that apparently tricks cancer cells into self-destructing ... normal, healthy cells unscathed. The research involves a virus that is believed to be harmless to humans, and ... Read more
Experts Find Accomplice Of Nile Virus; Sparrows Are Incubators, But Puzzle Still Incomplete
The Washington Post; 10/22/2000; Michael E. Ruane; 787 words ; The virus could be seen in the lab. The mosquitoes ... Vermont to North Carolina. But as West Nile virus swirled out of New York this year, leaving ... that served as a "reservoir host," where the virus could multiply to enormous levels. Something ... Read more
Lassa Virus
Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences; 7/1/2004; Günther, Stephan; Lenz, Oliver; 787 words ; ABSTRACT: Lassa virus is a RNA virus belonging to the family of Arenaviridae. It was discovered as the ... understanding of the life cycle of arenaviruses, including Lassa virus, has been made in recent years. New insights have been gained in ... Read more
Virus resistant plants: potential and risks. (Biotechnology)
Chemistry and Industry; 9/3/1990; Hull, Roger; 787 words ; Virus Resistant Plants: Potential and Risks A few years ago, researchers ... that pathogen? Since then, several non-conventional forms of virus resistance have been developed, and new possibilities are ... genetically engineered material is released into the environment. Virus infection is one of the major ... Read more
The Tobacco Mosaic Virus 126-Kilodalton Protein, a Constituent of the Virus Replication Complex, Alone or within the Complex Aligns with and Traffics along Microfilaments1[w]
Plant Physiology; 8/1/2005; Liu, Jian-Zhong; Blancaflor, Elison B; Nelson, Richard S; 787 words ; Virus-induced cytoplasmic inclusion bodies (referred to as virus replication complexes [VRCs]) consisting of virus and host components are observed in plant cells infected with tobacco mosaic virus, but the components ... Read more

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