Biology Study Notes

Jesus of Nazareth, when assuming human nature, shared with the human race his story. This was marked by religious, political and cultural aspects. Thus, the Eternal enters time in a place marked by … [Read more...] about What was society like at the time of Jesus?

Nanochemistry is the synthesis and study of well-defined structures with dimensions of 1 to 100 nm. Nano-building blocks span the size range between molecules and materials such as nylon. Molecular … [Read more...] about What Is Nanochemistry

Virus particles are elegant assemblies of viral, and occasionally cellular, macromolecules. They are marvelous examples of architecture on the molecular scale, with forms perfectly adapted to their … [Read more...] about What Is Virus Particles

The use of viruses to treat cancer depends upon the ability of these agents to specifically infect and lyse cancer cells while not harming normal cells. These properties are made possible by a variety … [Read more...] about What Is Viral Oncotherapy

RNA viruses. () strand RNA viruses. Te genomic RNA of retroviruses is copied into dsDNA by reverse transcriptase early during infection, a process described in Chapter 7. Such DNA is infectious when … [Read more...] about What Is RNA Viruses.