What makes viruses infectious?
Thought LeadersProfessor Peter StockleyProfessorUniversity of Leeds
In this interview, News-Medical spoke to Professor Peter Stockley about his latest research that looked at what makes viruses infectious.
What provoked your research into viruses?
I started life as a chemistry student but realized that the chemistry of life was more of interest. Viruses straddle the line between a living and non-living life cycle and so are fascinating objects, especially in their ability to encode the repeated building of the non-living protective “lifeboat” we call a virus.
Please can you give an overview into what viruses are and how they spread?