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Introduction to virus
I've listed this article for peer review because… I believe that this is an excellent and accessible article that is a great introduction to the complicated Virus article. I would like to see what the world thinks of it.

Thanks,

 Marlith  T / C  03:21, 12 December 2007 (UTC)


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 * Think of the common question "How do viruses reproduce?" I would think this is a basic question that this introductory article should explain clearly. But the lead section does not answer it, and the only explanation in the article is this: "Replication of virus particles is the stage where a cell uses foreign messenger RNA in its protein synthesis systems to produce viral proteins. The RNA or DNA synthesis abilities of the cell produce the virus' nucleic acids by viral polymerase." No links. This does not help an introductory reader understand. – Quadell (talk) (random) 16:51, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Una Smith

 * The lead mentions in passing the big question "Are viruses alive" but this topic does not appear in the article. Some other big questions:  Where did the first virus come from?  How did it evolve?  What did it evolve from?  Do all viruses share a single common ancestor virus?  Are all viruses bad?
 * A section on the history of virology would be appropriate.
 * A section on the use of viruses as tools in biomedical engineering would be appropriate.
 * Explain how viruses usually get from one animal host to another, then also explain how they get from one plant host to another. Plants don't walk around touching stuff, shake hands, copulate, sneeze, or vomit, so how do their viruses spread?

--Una Smith (talk) 04:48, 21 December 2007 (UTC)