Lesson OverviewFeatured Article: “Welcome to the Virosphere” by Carl ZimmerSARS-CoV-2, also known as the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, was isolated and identified by Chinese virologists in January. In this lesson you will learn about the history of identifying viruses and how virologists identify and classify viruses today. Then you will participate in a citizen scientist project that involves identifying the different stages of a virus. The first image shows the coronavirus and the second image illustrates what happens as the virus enters a vulnerable cell. Here are some key words you will need to use: viral RNA, viral protein and viral copies.

Source: International New York Times March 25, 2020 07:52 UTC