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Viruses cause us much harm, however, their infectiouos ability have made them the prime candidate as vectors in gene therapy. Removing the harmful codes in their genome and using them to infect the target host cell and integrate the desired gene into the host genome is the idea.
They do run the risk of infecting the host despite removing the known disease causing part of the viral genome. Click here to learn more about them.
Another use for viruses would be when they are dead and used as vaccines. This method has been in use for some time now. Click here to more about them.(Image: www.accessexcellence.org/.../making_vaccines.php)
Apart from being used in the medical sector, viruses have also been introduced as biological pest controls. Read on to learn how they help to control insects which harm crops.
Apart from being used in the medical sector, viruses have also been introduced as biological pest controls. Read on to learn how they help to control insects which harm crops.
