Do you think that scientists will create something that will takegene out of viruses that cause the diseas?

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Do you think that scientists will create something that will takegene out of viruses that cause the diseas?

2007-03-05 08:36:36 · 1 answers · asked by phantomloverboitj 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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No, because it is the virus itself that causes disease, not a gene. The act of taking over cellular replication machinary for viral replication disrupts the expression of cellular genes, and ends up killing the host cell.

2007-03-05 10:33:33 · answer #1 · answered by Bacteria Boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋