What Is Hemagglutination Assay?
It is the most popular indirect method of counting virus particles. Several viruses bind to the surface of RBCs (red... View Article
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Can Nucleic Acids And Cellular Proteins Be Removed From Virus Preparations?
Nucleic acids and cellular proteins can be eliminated from several virus preparations via enzymatic degradation. This is because viruses typically... View Article
Are Viruses Denatured Easily?
Usually, viruses are less easily denatured compared to several normal constituents of the cell. The contaminants can be denatured and... View Article
How Are Viruses Purified Through Precipitation?
Like several proteins, viruses could be purified through the process of precipitation with concentrated ammonium sulfate. To begin with, adequate... View Article
Mention Ways In Which Viruses Can Be Purified.
Viruses could be purified on the basis of their density and size with the usage of gradient centrifugation. A sucrose... View Article
What Approaches Can Be Employed For Virus Isolation?
The process of virus purification utilizes many properties of viruses. Virions are larger compared to proteins and usually are stable... View Article
How Are Bacteriophages Cultivated?
Bacteriophages or bacterial viruses are cultivated either in agar or broth in actively growing and young bacterial cells. Hence, several... View Article
What Are Envelopes In Viruses?
Many different types of viruses have envelopes. These are membrane-like amorphous structures comprising protein, lipid and carbohydrate found exterior to... View Article
Describe Helical Viruses.
In helical viruses, the protomeres do not get grouped in capsomeres, it is bound for the formation of a ribbon-like... View Article
Do All Viruses Have A Capsid?
All viruses have a head region or the capsid which has its genetic material. It is composed of glycoproteins and... View Article
What Signals Does A Virally Infected Cell That Is Infected Presents?
Generally, a virally infected cell produces three signals. The first signal is that of the production of a double-stranded RNA,... View Article
When Is The Morphology Of A Virus Said To Be Icosahedral?
With the morphology of viruses, one can determine the organization of the protomeres. When these protomeres combine into units of... View Article
What Is The Constituency Of Viruses?
Influenza virus which is an enveloped virion comprises nucleic acid (RNA in influenza) and the capsid proteins engirdled by a... View Article
11 May 2021: UPSC Exam Comprehensive News Analysis
CNA 11th May 2021:- Download PDF Here TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS 1 Related B. GS 2 Related INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS... View Article
10 May 2021: PIB Summary & Analysis
May 10th, 2021, PIB:- Download PDF Here TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 2. Samudra... View Article
Emission Gap Report 2022
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) releases Emission Gap Report. It released the 13th edition of this report in 2022. As... View Article
Gist of EPW March Week 4, 2021
The Economic and Political Weekly (EPW) is an important source of study material for IAS, especially for the current affairs segment.... View Article
Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement is in the news now because of the recent US decision... View Article
10 May 2021: The Hindu Analysis
UPSC Current Affairs Preparation: The Hindu Analysis Watch expert analysis of ‘The Hindu’ dated 10th May 2021. Important news and... View Article
10 May 2021: UPSC Exam Comprehensive News Analysis
CNA 10th May 2021:- Download PDF Here TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS 1 Related B. GS 2 Related POLITY AND... View Article
