Hey TC and all,
I'm focusing on viruses in general now to try to understand (good luck Kritts!!) it's modus operandi. Of course, it ain't easy without any advanced biology courses, but that's not stopping any of us, right? We will prevail! At least get some clues. Anyway, here is a paragraph I thought interesting:
On the other hand, because viruses can transfer genetic material between different species of host, they are extensively used in genetic engineering. Viruses also carry out natural "genetic engineering": a virus may incorporate some genetic material from its host as it is replicating, and transfer this genetic information to a new host, even to a host unrelated to the previous host. This is known as transduction, and in some cases it may serve as a means of evolutionary change -- although it is not clear how important an evolutionary mechanism transduction actually is.
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I wonder if the virus and abalone got it on, ay Chester?
Kritts  |