Vector Virus Inferno

Delivery of genes or other genetic material by a vector is termed transduction and the.

Vector virus inferno. But he learns through the world health organization that its a vector virus meaning that it will only trigger dna. Vector is a general term that means a vehicle to transfer dna. The plague that zobrist created is revealed to be a vector virus that randomly activates to employ dna modification to cause sterility in one third of humans thereby reducing population growth to a more stable level. I had to read 90 of the book before i had realised that inferno was a vector virus and not a description of dantes inferno from the divine comedy.

Brooks a vector virus rather than killing its host cell inserts a piece of predetermined dna into that cell essentially modifying the cells genome. Inferno page 63. Viral vectors are tools commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic material into cellsthis process can be performed inside a living organism or in cell culture viruses have evolved specialized molecular mechanisms to efficiently transport their genomes inside the cells they infect. This new science however like all sciences had a dark side.

Reality check may 31 2013 by andrew hessel in dan browns inferno see book review dan browns inferno an airborne virus permanently modifies the dna in human cells in one third of the population of the world. Sinskey and brooks decide not to try to reverse zobrists actions brooks pointing out that doing so would be difficult and hazardous even for someone like zobrist and sinskey acknowledging that zobrist had a point about the dangers of overpopulation. As in previous novels langdon works against the clock to decipher hints hidden in the treasures of the worlds art and literature fighting intrigue and deception. For example the supposed experts in infernouse the term vector as if it is a type of virus like a herpesvirus.

In the book langdon fails to prevent the virus from being released. In fact dantes inferno and the vector virus have no relationship whatsoever. In fact dantes inferno and the vector virus have no relationship whatsoever. The effects of a vector virus could be either favorable or destructive depending on the engineers intentions.

Most vexing was the unfamiliarity with the ways of viruses. If a virus were maliciously programmed to insert damaged dna into healthy cells the results would be devastating. A global viral vector.