The Viral Talk

Episode 1 - What is a Virus?


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What are viruses? Are they alive? Should we care? Listen to this episode to discover these tiny organisms and learn more about their biology. 


Takeaways:

 - 1) Viruses are organisms that can spread between individuals; 2) That take the resources to spread and reproduce from other organisms; 3) that must get inside the cells of the organisms they infect to reproduce; 4) That are made of DNA or RNA contained within a coat of proteins. 

- Viruses are fundamentally dead (except when they are intracellular). 

- We should not humanize them. Viruses are passive agents.


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The Viral TalkBy Federico De Angelis, Bobbie-Anne Turner