What about the invaded cell? hboswell at netdoor.com Wed Jan 10
15:08:49 EST 1996 I'm not a virologist, biologist, whatever -
I'm a computer scientist who's married to a HS biology teacher,
and I asked her a question she couldn't answer, so I thought I'd
throw it out here. My understanding is that a virus attacks by
entering a cell and inserting DNA/RNA into the cell's chromosone
structure, causing the cell to produce copies of the virus.
(Sorry if I've oversimplified). If so, what happens to the
original cell? Is it still the original cell type? Has it itself
become a viral cell? Or with it's now-altered DNA, is it
something else entirely? Or, do I have this all wrong? Thanks
for any info, Harry Boswell hboswell at netdoor.com Home Page:
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