Welcome to the Virus page. 
The virus in the picture is called a "BACTERIOPHAGE", Can you guess which organism it infects? Answer
Viruses are non-living particles or parasites that need a host, you for example, to live. Inside them is either DNA or RNA which they use along with the host machinery, the Ribosomes, to make protein parts and more copies of themselves or replicate.
Preview these informational powerpoints!
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What are Viruses
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The Infamous HIV virus
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How Viruses infect cells - a short animation
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Terrific Science - H1N1 and Vaccines information
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The Influenza of 1918
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Ebstein-Barr Virus or EBV
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