Question

What are some major landmark discoveries in molecular biology that were made using viruses?

Answer 1

Virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of the organism.

1.Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)

2. Foot and mouth disease virus of farm and other animals- This disease is caused in animals due infectious agent which tiny a particle. This virus can be prevented by giving prophylactic vaccine.

3. Human virus- yellow fever - yellow fever is caused by mosquitoes vector.

4. Rous sarcoma virus or retero virus- Solid tumor causing virus or virus associated with cancer. Solid connective tumors could be transmitted by grafting but also that a cell free agent extracted from a sarcoma was infectious.

5. Polyomavirus- it has first isolated from a renal transplant patient and found in 90% of healthy human blood donors. it mainly effects the renal function.