Where do I find references to support that viruses are living organisms

(there are multiple right answers to this homework question but I can't tell which one is right) You are designing a phage therapy for a cystic fibrosis patient with an multi-antibiotic resistant Mycobacterium infection. The Mycobacterium infection is preventing the patient from taking immunosuppressant drugs that are needed for a successful lung transplant. The idea is that introducing the right phage to the patient will kill the Mycobacterium cells and allow the patient to go on immunosuppressant drugs that will ensure the new lung is not rejected by the body. In the first step of your phage therapy design process, you isolate the exact Mycobacterium strain from the patient. What is the most important thing must you establish next about this bacterial isolate? That the isolate is genomically stable so you can study it That the isolate is similar to Mycobacterium in other patients That the isolate rapidly evolves due to horizontal gene transfer That the Mycobacterium is…

According to the book, Crawford, Dorothy H. Viruses:  A Very Short Introduction, what is the aim, purpose, aim or goal of the author- what is he or she trying to prove or show??

Which of the statements about bacteriophage is FALSE:   a)  specialized transduction is a low frequency event   b)  may accidently package host DNA into a phage particle   c)  may perform specialized transduction   d)  only have a lytic life cycle

In retroviruses, transcription of the provirus: A) converts viral RNA into viral DNA B) does not result in production of viral protein components C) is done by reverse transcriptase D) represents replication of viral genome/nucleic acid

Viruses are made up of the same biomolecules as cellular organisms (DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids, etc.), which are synthesized through enzymatic dehydration reactions from building blocks and disassembled by enzymatic hydrolysis. They infect cells and replicate themselves using resources from the host cells. Scientists discovered a previously unknown strain of virus in the tropical Pacific Ocean and it can infect higher-order eukaryotes. Initial analysis revealed that the virus is mainly composed of nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids. Chemical analysis after complete hydrolysis revealed the following building blocks (by weight): Chemical components Nucleosides Amino acids Lipids, phosphates, and carbohydrates Percentage by weight 20 30 50 Analysis of percentages of nucleosides yielded the following results (by molar ratio): Nucleosides A G T C U Percentage by mole 19 29 19 29 4 Which of the following events mostly involves hydrolysis reaction after the virus infects…

Many viruses have the ability to resurrect dead cells. Why investigating this feature of viruses may be relevant to you

Use the Internet to search prion diseases, and identify three major differences between a viral disease and a prion disease. please provide a minimum of 500 words. Thanks

What does it mean when you call a virus "selective"? BIUH1 H2

What are the sources of aminoglycosides, tetracyclines,macrolides, daptomycin, and platensimycin?