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Are viruses living or nonliving?
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Ebola virus Structure of influenza virus A step-by-step diagram shows viruses attaching to and entering a body cell, releasing their genetic material, taking over the cell's machinery to produce new viruses, and releasing them to infect other cells.
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Ebola virus
Digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph of numerous Ebola virus particles...
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Structure of influenza virus
The influenza virus possesses both a protein shell (capsid) and a lipid and protein...
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Virus: invasion of a cell
The process by which a virus invades a cell and reproduces.
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