Lesson 1.5 - Viruses
Learning Goals: by the end of class you will be able to
- Define key terms: virus, capsid, RNA (ribonucleic acid), epidemic, pandemic, bacteriophage, lysis, lysogeny, transduction, gene therapy, viroid, prion.
- Why are they important
- Classification system know a few examples
- How they reproduce (know the cycle)
- How they can be used for other purposes and the dangers of them
Highly recommend to read textbook chapter 2.2 first, then read the article: How vaccine work (by Alia Holt) and answer the questions listed on the worksheet.
pg59 #1, 2, 3, 6, 7
- Ebola Animation
- Check this out: virus is not always bad, we can use it to treat antibiotics-resistant bacterial infections.
Virology Lecture 2019 by Professor Vincent Racaniello