Talk:Virus (biology)

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File:T4bacteriophage.jpg

An artificially coloured electron micrograph of a bacteriophage

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

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

discussion

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) Italic text