Viral Structure. Structure of a Virus Questions Relating to Structure –Is it rigid? –How big is it? –Is it flexible Structure Must Serve Virus –It should.
N EAR -A TOMIC R ESOLUTION A CHIEVED U SING C RYO -EM Lindsey Organtini 8-16-13 Structure Work Group.
Chapter 5 Viruses. 5.1 General Properties of Viruses 5.2 General Features of Virus Reproduction 5.3 Overview of Bacterial Viruses 5.4 Temperate Bacteriophages:
General properties of viruses 1-They are very small in size, from 20-300 nm 2-They contain one kind of nucleic acid (RNA or DNA) as their genome 3-They.
Basic Virology Slackers Facts by Mike Ori. Disclaimer The information represents my understanding only so errors and omissions are probably rampant. It.
Viruses to Cancer What is cancer?. Loss of Normal Growth Control Cancer cell division Fourth or later mutation Third mutation Second mutation First mutation.
