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Monday, April 2, 2012

Daily Newsletter April 2, 2012

Microbiology MOOC title3

Daily Newsletter April 2, 2012

Today's Topic: Introduction to Virology
Suggested Reading: Viral Structure

What is a virus?


Viruses are biological agents that need a host cell in order to carry out standard biological process such as metabolism and replication.

We typically think of viruses in terms of diseases:  Flu, colds, HIV, herpes, etc...



Daily Challenge: Viruses Your task today is to reflect on viruses. The goal is not to talk about the specifics of viruses, but to discuss the importance of viruses to the world.

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