http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2005/12/07/what-are-viruses/ Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2005/12/07/what-are-viruses/comment-page-1/#comment-58359 CuriousCat: Science Explained: What The Heck is a Virus? Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:42:20 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2005/12/07/what-are-viruses/#comment-58359 "A virus is not strictly alive.. nor is it strictly dead… A virus has some fundamental information (genes made of DNA or RNA) which allows it to make copies of itself. However, the virus must be inside a living cell of some kind before the information can be used..." “A virus is not strictly alive.. nor is it strictly dead… A virus has some fundamental information (genes made of DNA or RNA) which allows it to make copies of itself. However, the virus must be inside a living cell of some kind before the information can be used…”

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2005/12/07/what-are-viruses/comment-page-1/#comment-57658 Curious Cat Science and Engineering Blog » 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Snow Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:26:25 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2005/12/07/what-are-viruses/#comment-57658 1 Snow is a mineral, just like diamonds and salt 5 At the center of almost every snow crystal is a tiny mote of dust, which can be anything from volcanic ash to a particle from outer space ... 1 Snow is a mineral, just like diamonds and salt
5 At the center of almost every snow crystal is a tiny mote of dust, which can be anything from volcanic ash to a particle from outer space
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]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2005/12/07/what-are-viruses/comment-page-1/#comment-39022 CuriousCat: Reducing the Impact of a Flu Pandemic Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:39:22 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2005/12/07/what-are-viruses/#comment-39022 The findings strongly suggest that influenza emergency plans should include measures to reduce social contact, such as encouraging people to work from home and avoid large gatherings The findings strongly suggest that influenza emergency plans should include measures to reduce social contact, such as encouraging people to work from home and avoid large gatherings

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