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| Nero | Apr 20 2009, 10:59 PM Post #61 |
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All they do is inject RNA and use a cell's materials for recreation. Kinda like the US. =P |
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| Honorius | Apr 21 2009, 12:00 AM Post #62 |
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However virusy the United States is, it also has feelings- feelings of malice, evil, and contentment. Similarly, viruses also have these emotions. |
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| Dansariki | Apr 21 2009, 01:16 AM Post #63 |
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I know they weren't cells, but I couldn't think of anything off the top of my head to call them. I tried units, thought it was stupid. |
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| Sentynel | Apr 21 2009, 02:13 PM Post #64 |
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They're complicated proteins. (Technically they're a protein coat containing RNA or DNA molecules..) |
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Apr 21 2009, 05:28 PM Post #65 |
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Ask the microbiologist! What do you want to know about viruses? |
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| Honorius | Apr 21 2009, 11:31 PM Post #66 |
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Um... Are viruses capable of eating humans? |
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Apr 22 2009, 05:00 PM Post #67 |
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Eating humans? Viruses are much smaller than bacteria & are non-living when present outside our body. But when within our body, they enter our cells & use the cell constituents to give rise to multiple copies. Then they burst out of the cells & infect other cells. Infected cells usually die. Hope it answers your question. Viruses can't literally eat us. |
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| Honorius | Apr 22 2009, 06:42 PM Post #68 |
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Can you genetically modify viruses such that they are capable of eating humans? |
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| Dansariki | Apr 23 2009, 01:43 AM Post #69 |
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Ok, you're using the wrong term. In a sense, yes. Flesh-eating viruses exist, and do, in a way, eat us. Dissolve? Fail. |
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Apr 23 2009, 04:46 PM Post #70 |
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When scientists modify viruses, they do it with the aim of helping humans-not harming them. So I doubt flesh-eating viruses would rank high in their list (flesh eating viruses could be useful too-who knows?). Also, though in theory, preparing genetically modifying micro-organisms sounds simple-in practice it's pretty difficult & inaccurate (believe me, I've tried). And you can't just go introduce a GMO into a human body. Again, flesh-eating viruses could exist ( I could google-but I'm feeling lazy now) but I have not heard of any (not surprising seeing that I've only done my first year in microbiology). |
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| Honorius | Apr 23 2009, 11:32 PM Post #71 |
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Googled it. Bacteria that eat flesh exist, rare are the carnivoric viruses. |
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| Dansariki | Apr 23 2009, 11:48 PM Post #72 |
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Yeah, I was right. I looked at dad and asked "Are there any flesh eating viruses? I know about Bacteria, but viruses?" I just went with it. |
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| nathanielandbartimaeus | Apr 24 2009, 05:11 PM Post #73 |
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Your dad a biologist or something? |
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| Dansariki | Apr 24 2009, 07:06 PM Post #74 |
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No, but, like me, generally knowledgable. 'sides, he shrugged. Ultimate Alliance was distracting him. |
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| Nero | Apr 24 2009, 08:00 PM Post #75 |
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*Dies laughing* |
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