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Imagine, a thanksgiving without sweet potatoes…….
Yeah, i don’t want to imagine that either! However, without proper farming techniques this could be a real possibility. This is due to potential threats from viruses attacking the potatoes during growth. Like all living things, viruses become envious and try to take for themselves. So, with thanksgiving around the corner. I would like to…
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Can Viruses be considered “cool”?
Would you be a glass half full, or glass half empty type of person? How do you look at thing in life? Can you find the positive in any situation? When you think about the pyramids in Egypt, can you admire the architectural feet without focusing on how it was created. If you can answer…
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Aliens & Z-genome & Bacteriophage, oh my!
In the world of genetics there has only been four letters of code, A, G, T, and C. Over the last 40 years a fifth genetic code has been discovered in bacteriophage. Cyanophage S-2L is a bacteriophage first discovered that replaced the A of its DNA with 2-aminoadenine also known as “Z”. This discovery left…
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Ocean Water unsafe? Giant Viruses in the ocean are changing the way we interpret the history of viruses.
You’ve heard of the oceans and probably head of amoebas, but have you heard of giant viruses? If not, you are not alone. Giant viruses are a relatively new concept in the science community. It wasn’t until 2003 that the discovery of the mimivirus in amoebas occurred. The discovery of giant viruses has led to…
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