MCB 806
Advanced Virology
3
Course Description
Biochemistry of viral replication.
Course Outline
Biochemistry of viral replication; RNA-directed DNA polymerases; Site-specific and general recombination in phage lambda; Assay of viruses; Viral nucleic acid replication; Inhibition of viral replication; Slow virus diseases; Viral interference and interferons; Tumor virology; Viral immunology and pathogenicity; Techniques in viral diagnosis; Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and AIDS; Management of viral diseases