Term
| Virus, a tiny, _________ __________ that consist of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat. They fall somewhere between living cells and non-living things |
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Definition
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| CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS |
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Definition
1) Grow
2) Metabolize
3) Response to Stimuli
4) Reproduce
5) Cells
6) Genetic Material |
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Term
History:
Discovered in 1892 (Iwanowski) |
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Definition
- Tobacco Mosaic Virus
- Originally thought to be a bacterial disease
- Disease could be caused even after juice was filtered through extremely small filters |
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History:
1796 - Edward Jenner - 1st Vacination |
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Definition
| Injected COPOX into people to immunize them against smallpox .. 1st vaccination |
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Term
History:
18th Century - Louis Pasteur |
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Definition
| Developed RABIES vaccination |
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History:
1936 - Dr. William Stanley |
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Definition
| Isolated TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUSES for the last time. |
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Term
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Definition
| Extremely small; largest virus is 1/10th size of smallest bacteria |
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