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Wonderful work. I have a granddaughter at MU, getting her masters in bioengineering. Top student! her address is eec7v3@missou.edu if interested. I’m trying to convince her to get into this field. What special courses does she need to take to be prepared for this?
Also wondering, why do you call these things viruses? Isn’t a virus the combination of an amino acid and an enzyme? Aren’t these instead bacteriophages? Can’t they multiply on their own (whereas viruses must be replicated?) Just a little confused, that’s all. Thanks a bunch.
Craig Brougher
I wrote my granddaughter’s address wrong. So if in fact you’re interested, here is the right address:
eec7v3@mizzou.edu
Sorry. Craig Brougher
Also wondering, why do you call these things viruses? Isn’t a virus the combination of an amino acid and an enzyme? Aren’t these instead bacteriophages? Can’t they multiply on their own (whereas viruses must be replicated?) Just a little confused, that’s all. Thanks a bunch.