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[[Image:t4bacteriophage.jpg|thumb|right|An artificially coloured electron micrograph of a [[bacteriophage]]]]
{{details|Virus classification}}
[[Image:Tobacco_mosaic_virus_structure.png|center|thumb|200px|Diagram of a helical capsid]]
[[Image:Coronaviruses_004_lores.jpg|center|thumb|200px|Electron micrograph of icosahedral virions]]
[[Image:800px-HIV_Viron.png|thumb|center|200px|Diagram of enveloped [[HIV]]]]
[[Image:Tevenphage.png|thumb|center|200px|Diagram of a bacteriophage]]
[[Image:Polyomavirus_SV40_TEM_B82-0338_lores.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An electron micrograph of multiple [[polyomavirus]] virions]]
[[Image:Bacteriophage.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A falsely coloured electron micrograph of multiple [[bacteriophage]]s]]
[[Image:Rotavirus_TEM_B82-0337_lores.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Multiple [[rotavirus]] virions]]
{{details|List of epidemics}}
[[Image:Ebola_Virus_TEM_PHIL_1832_lores.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The helical [[Ebola]] virus]]
[[Image:Marburg_virions_TEM_275_lores.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The [[Marburg virus|Marburg]] virus]]
[[Image:Plaque_assay_macro.jpg|thumb|left|A viral plaque assay]]
[[Image:Polio_EM_PHIL_1875_lores.PNG|thumb|170px|right|The [[polio]] virus]]
[[Image:Reconstructed_Spanish_Flu_Virus.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The reconstructed [[1918 influenza]] virus]]
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David and Nancy, I noticed you got started on this article.  What do you make of the assertion in the opening section that viruses do not have a cell membrane?  This seems a bit misleading since they do have a membrane when outside the cellular environment. It may also be a circular argument since if they are not defined as cells they of course they cannot have a cell membrane.  I have to admit i am in the camp that viruses are most certainly alive but represent a highly derived life form that is simplicity at its most elegant. [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]] 01:49, 12 December 2006 (CST)
David and Nancy, I noticed you got started on this article.  What do you make of the assertion in the opening section that viruses do not have a cell membrane?  This seems a bit misleading since they do have a membrane when outside the cellular environment. It may also be a circular argument since if they are not defined as cells they of course they cannot have a cell membrane.  I have to admit i am in the camp that viruses are most certainly alive but represent a highly derived life form that is simplicity at its most elegant. [[User:Chris day|Chris Day]] [[User talk:Chris day|(Talk)]] 01:49, 12 December 2006 (CST)

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Article Checklist for "Virus (biology)"
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File:T4bacteriophage.jpg
An artificially coloured electron micrograph of a bacteriophage

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Diagram of a helical capsid
Electron micrograph of icosahedral virions
File:800px-HIV Viron.png
Diagram of enveloped HIV
Diagram of a bacteriophage
File:Polyomavirus SV40 TEM B82-0338 lores.jpg
An electron micrograph of multiple polyomavirus virions


A falsely coloured electron micrograph of multiple bacteriophages
Multiple rotavirus virions

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The helical Ebola virus
File:Marburg virions TEM 275 lores.jpg
The Marburg virus
A viral plaque assay
The polio virus
The reconstructed 1918 influenza virus

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David and Nancy, I noticed you got started on this article. What do you make of the assertion in the opening section that viruses do not have a cell membrane? This seems a bit misleading since they do have a membrane when outside the cellular environment. It may also be a circular argument since if they are not defined as cells they of course they cannot have a cell membrane. I have to admit i am in the camp that viruses are most certainly alive but represent a highly derived life form that is simplicity at its most elegant. Chris Day (Talk) 01:49, 12 December 2006 (CST)

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