The function of a capsid‚ in virus biology‚ is to serve as a protective outer layer that protects the genetic material of the virus from the host’s defensive cells. The capsid is made up of proteins. The nucleic acid is what is contained within the capsid‚ which is a group of long‚ linear macromolecules‚ consisting of either DNA or RNA. There are two different cycles in which the virus uses a host cell to replicate and reproduce itself. These two cycles are known as the lytic cycle‚ and the lysogenic
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The Bullying Virus Every day‚ a sinister virus plagues our schools‚ striking fear into the hearts of innocent children. This lethal disease is identified by the common term – bullying. Studies show that 1 in every 4 students is bullied on a day-to-day basis. Another study reports that 9 out of every 10 LGBT students face harassment at school and online. Bullying contributes to a variety of concerns afflicting the student body today‚ including but not limited to a higher suicide
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A dangerous virus strong as Ebola is ready to spread throughout America and it is a dangerous airborne virus that could cause Outbreak. After an African monkey carrying a deadly Motaba virus enters U.S‚ and outbreak occurs in a California town. The Virus is lethal and able to kill human beings less than twenty-four hours and a team of doctors from Center of Disease Control try to control the disease. Disease experts Colonel Sam Daniels and his ex-wife Colonel Robbie Daniels try to control the spread
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An Effective "Virus" Are you addicted to shopping? According to John de Graaf‚ David Wann‚ and Thomas Naylor‚ just about everyone is. In the article‚ "The Addictive Virus"‚ the three writers succeed in supporting their claim that Americans are buying too much "stuff" and for the "wrong reasons". The article uses a casual tone and easy language to create an effect that is light and somewhat humorous at times. Along with its mainly easy-to-read content‚ the article keeps its integrity by including
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With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. As many as 400 million people are infected yearly. Dengue is caused by any one of four related viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. There are not yet any vaccines to prevent infection with dengue virus and the most effective protective measures are those that avoid mosquito bites. When infected‚ early recognition and prompt supportive
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Hepatitis A virus infection is transmitted in the fecal oral form or through vertical transmission in preganancy. HAV presents with flu like symptoms‚ low grade fevers‚ nausea‚ anorexia‚ and vomiting. Pharyngeal erythema is not a common finding seen in HAV infection
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How an Antivirus Program Works http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=485&p=3 {draw:frame} The information is in the ’Source system’ and must reach the ’Destination system’. The source system could be a floppy disk and the destination system could be the hard disk of a computer‚ or the origin an ISP in which a message is stored and the destination‚ the Windows communication system in the client machine‚ Winsock. The information interpretation system varies depending on whether
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Thesis University of Applied Sciences Furtwangen‚ Germany Faculty of Computer Science - Computer Networking Server-based Virus-protection On Unix/Linux by Rainer Link Advisor: Advisor: Finished: Public Release: Prof. Hannelore Frank Prof. Dr. Rainer Mueller May‚ 28 2003 August‚ 2003 Preface Abstract Evaluation and development of server-based anti-virus solutions‚ running on Linux/Unix‚ using the Internet Content Adaption Protocol (ICAP). The diploma thesis covers proof-of-concept
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of anti-virus applications. The current status of microcomputer viruses will also be discussed‚ naming the most common types of viruses and the most harmful type at this present point in time. Details of the most recent outbreaks of computer viruses‚ such as the "Melissa"‚ "I Love You" and the most recent "Anna Kournikova" viruses will be explained‚ and why they are so harmful. I will also give you my recommendations on how to combat this threat of computer viruses‚ what Anti-virus Applications
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“Ebola Virus: Glycoprotein Modification Study” Name Class School Date Abstract Retroviruses are a family of enveloped RNA viruses that are defined by their common characteristics in structure‚ replication properties and composition. These viruses are important in research in many different areas of science‚ such as biology‚ genetics‚ medicine‚ cancer‚ and biotechnology. The process of pseudotyping for retroviruses‚ in particular‚ allows researchers to investigate the
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