Violinist's Thumb Chapter 7 The Machiavelli Microbe

Front

tumor

Back

mass of cells growing uncontrollably

Front

pores

Back

small holes that filter particles of varying sizes

Front

interstitial fluid

Back

fluid between cells and organs

Front

tuberculosis

Back

bacterial disease that leads to lung damage

Front

HIV

Back

virus that causes AIDS

Front

reverse transcribing

Back

viral process that produces DNA from RNA; allows retrovirus to insert genetic material into host cell's DNA

Front

retrovirus

Back

RNA virus that uses reverse transcription

Front

Human Genome Project

Back

international effort to sequence all human DNA

Front

paleovirology

Back

study of ancient viruses

Front

enzyme

Back

metabolic protein that increases the rate of chemical reactions in living systems