Viruses on the attack

[TheMDFORD1]

Bacteriófagos, sempre é bom estudar!

[byteusa]

Something majorly huge happened several times throughout recorded history.. we got visited.

ET's or inter-dimensionals came to our planet, probably genetically modified existing lifeforms with their own (like mating), and left us with information the best they could before leaving.

Religions are all similar yet different due to many reasons. But what you can't ignore is that they're similar.

[fucktardickis]

What is the problem? its a bacteriophage and now there is one less E.coli to go around.

[timeparadox888]

So GUILT is real?

[AppleHead12341]

its like the virus is giving birth to evil things inside of our cells

[Hypohair]

what awesome mechanics:O

[wickedglass]

Ah, sensationalism! So may errors in a couple of paragraphs. I can't possibly see a bacteriophage as hideous, it's not a monster or, indeed a "horror". Neither is it a "villain" (which suggests it has intelligence) ... nor is it menacing, unless you are a specific bacterium. Also, bacteria are not hapless in particular.

What I do see is a beautiful natural mechanism with potential benefits in treating bacterial ailments, something that has been extensively explored in Russia for decades!

[youbintubinallday]

Do we need a new definition for a "living thing" or what? That virus is performing some complex movements that seem very characteristic of life.

[VonTavast]

@youbintubinallday Exactly my thought.

[abobjenkins]

like a miniature oil drill

[Zalidas]

"While the shape changing virus is clearly the villain, the bacterium is E.coli, a less than sympathetic victim. So in some ways, rooting for either is a little like choosing between King Kong or Godzilla"

Well, buckle up. You've got over 100 Billion E.Colis in your intestines. And you know what? You live in symbiosis with them. They are actually good for you, you moron. So much for "King Kong and Godzilla".

And considerin the "menacing" nature of a virus: a virus is not a lifeform.

[totalmetal91]

i recon in the future scientists will genetically modify viruses or create their own to deal with harmful bacteria or other viruses. i also recon we will be able to cure people of diseases or other health problems like cancer at a molecular level. with minimal side effects.

[jakubgt1]

@totalmetal91

We can already create DNA for use in genetic engineering. Bacteriophages can be used to transduct genetic information into a donor cell. They could possibly code for a gene that excises the DNA of HIV in our chromosomes one day. Or even genes that suppress oncogenes and tumor suppressing genes.

[AndrewIrizarry]

umm we need E. Coli in our intestines... helloo!!!!

[PervoParodies]

- Yes, a one minute video. So I thought 49 seconds would be the introduction. But I saw more text than video. So...

[princeadeshoga]

WIth nanomedicine viruses can be isolated and it's cells permanently destroyed.

[1claymation]

huhuhuhuhuhu

[TheJagarbast]

THIS AIN´T A VIRUS , THIS IS A BACTERIA

[gu24382]

@TheJagarbast  Its a bacteriophage virus its a specialized type of bacteria that infects other bacteria

[dannylee62]

@TheJagarbast yeah you surly passed Biology class

dumb ass

[TheJagarbast]

@dannylee62 Actually i have B +++ what do you have XD

[dannylee62]

@TheJagarbast A+++ and it goes on for days >:D

[TheJagarbast]

@dannylee62 good for you

[YurNotSpecial]

@thomasthekangster T4 bacteria infect certain viruses?

You sure about that?

[MEareCAT]

eeeewwwwwwwwwwww

[bf8383rocks]

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!

[Lachsfilet]

@redout1410

sorry, but you shouldnt comment, if you have absolutely no clue what you are talking about...

A PHAGE is a VIRUS that infects BACTERIA...

[19KISAME93]

they almost look as if they are alive

[MRkallek91]

@19KISAME93 well how about you explain what life even is...

lets say they Are alive.

[19KISAME93]

@MRkallek91 omg just stfu troll

[00DrCRazy00]

while there is no sound i turned on that sphere looking button on the bottom right

it sounds funny XD

[thehirthmobile]

@falcon2pd

Additionally, the fact that viruses are composed of protein and DNA/RNA is no argument for why they are not 'living' (Also of note, many viruses, including the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, also possess a lipid membrane called an 'envelope'). These organic molecules are the basic components of all LIVING things.

[falcon2pd]

Vey true!

As i've said, Virus are a topic worth discussing, and one should not make comparisons between eukaryots and viruses, (plasmodium vs virus) and also we shouldnt make a general asumption, regarding their vast types. Why I believe that virus are not living things (just like prions) is because they lack the genetic machinery to reproduce, ribosomes for example, they NEED the ribosomes from other living organisms, located inside cells...

[falcon2pd]

My very own definition of a non-living virus is one who lacks that molecular machinery to reproduce, for example, ribosomes, and also lack any metabolic pathways when not in contact with livin organisms cell's

[thehirthmobile]

Fair enough... that's the way that I've always thought of it too

[falcon2pd]

Id like to hear more of your opinions

[CuppaS00p]

The reason viruses are nonliving is because for something to be alive, it has to be able to grow, create energy, and reproduce on it's own. Viruses require a host to reproduce, so they are nonliving.

[thehirthmobile]

@ falcon2pd

While true that viruses are not considered 'living,' it is NOT because they need a host to replicate. In fact, many 'living' organisms also require a host to complete their life cycle. For example, eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium (the genus responsible for the infectious disease known as malaria) replicate within specialized liver cells called hepatocytes and also in erythrocytes of humans.

[Donalddln]

It's called a T4 Bacteriophage and it's "plopping" itself on E-Coli bacteria.

[1888junkteam]

excellent

[Aflac100]

why do viruses do that?

do they have a purpose?

[whydid666]

Why do you breath?

Do you have a purpose?

What is the color of Jealousy?

Virus want to live so they do that, you want to live so you breath, purpose what a silly question when you can answer the color of Jealousy a English correct question but useless question.

You live and it lives and you both want to, in nature often your will to live conflicts with another creatures will to live, who ever evolves fastest and into the strongest lives.

[falcon2pd]

Viruses are NOT living creatures

The first and usually the only thing that can end the discussion is "Living things replicate on their own" Viruses need a "Host" and replicate as long as they can.

They are made up of proteins and either DNA or RNA.

Try looking for a sense of life in a real living organism...not a virus :)

[whydid666]

correct though my answer to Alac 100 would still be, chemicals just react that way when laid out in the pattern that that are no higher purpose required.

[sadysl]

So people can replicate by them-selfs? Without air, food, gravity? All living things use surrounding objects. If that "object" is bantering or other living thing - does not change anything.

[falcon2pd]

The "answer" is in any basic molecular biology book. Viruses are a topic worth discussing, bring facts and real arguments, not a comparison between humans (eukaryots) and viruses (barely considered living things).

Listen, I do like your inquiring attitude, but what you are talking about might be handed to a very different topic, for example "methaphysics and living organisms"

[iamwishfordan]

yes we can =) we have mitosis! its a-sexual reproduction but still self reproduction none the less

[SabataZX101]

@iamwishfordan: I think your thinking of meiosis.

[mrkanker1]

meiosis is the replication of sex sells not body cells

[SabataZX101]

Oh I thought he was talking about gametes. By Sexual reproduction, he meant that the cells reproduce asexually . Ok I see why I'm wrong. Thanks. :)

[mrkanker1]

no problem =D

[SushiBoi7]

meiosis is sexual reproduction, a-sexual it the opposite

[orangejuleandpinknat]

ew ew ew ew ew evn tho im 12 and already learned this, im a 5yr old inside

[falcon2pd]

1-God (if you believe in such a thing) created things that way

2-Its pure chemistry: electrons, atoms, energy, All suit up in a way they work obeying the "laws" of physics, metaphysics, Chemistry that surround our reality.

In a very nihilistic way...the human being is nothing more than a complex arrangement of atoms.

[shayan666]

@falcon2pd very true... I think the same! I don't find many people who think like us :)

[KingKongRules001]

A why question is usually not in the domain of science. Science can only explain what and how question but not why.

[graveey]

haha yes true, ive never thought of that before

[thehumancookie]

thats how hiv works

[adrastea99]

no.....

[DuTriDu]

I feel for your bro and his girlfriend but condoms have a 99% success rate, the possibility of failure still exists. The only 100% effective measure is abstinence and zero contact with other bodily fluids. There is a lack of education in Africa and many African men believe that by having sex with an uninfected woman (aka virgins) will pass the virus on to them and remove it from themselves. This logic is understandable but completely false. Education is incredibly important.

[Marlonianking37]

dude, go fuck yourself.

[victoneter]

i think its just stupid to have sex with ppl who have aids doesnt matter if u use a condom or not no offence to ur brother

[Acuraintegraman1]

Yes e.coli is useful for the intestine and thats why the appendix was useful in early societies as people would go septic more often it would act as storage and release good germ flora, it also contains lymphatic tissue.

[carefullkiller]

viruses are just like humans really, they penetrate something and the victim evaporates into millions of the same thing as what attacked it :D

[victoneter]

hahaahahhahha true

[carefullkiller]

go inject yourself with some then :)

[Presidentjh]

ZOMG bacteriophage

[DSAhmed]

The virus just blew its load at 1:07. (pity, so soon after penetration)

[megamarsvin]

Err.. yeah but wrong year :p

[tatkins1943]

Excellent middle, but more, more, what happens next? Too much time spent with start up text and ending credits, not enough ... rest of the story.

[lunarsaint]

like MATRIX scene.. when robots attack the Zion..

[whosPEEDRO]

yeah the vast majority of e.coli bacteria are harmless if not helpful to the function of the human body.

[One1ManArmy]

damn virsuses!

[bubupianisimo]

a rammstein soundtrack would have helped. but anyway, pretty helpful video considering i have a test on it tomorrow and i didnt study

[tinuswille]

Mnnn nice idea but I don't know how to get Rammstein's permission ;)

[cyperium]

@tinuswille You don't need it, they will shut down the sound if it violates copyright otherwise it's ok.

[mercanaries3]

@tinuswille

holy shit that thing is creeping me out

[2clickandboom]

its strongbadiophage

[SarahJMcC]

what's up withthe shadows and stuff? XD there's no light in your blood ^.~

[loveablemoggy]

Could be a flourescent, glowing pig-cat.

[Presidentjh]

that cell got pwned.

[pewfad]

it is a bacteriophage

[RussianAlfonso]

Godzilla vs. King Kong? Wrong, wrong wrong! T4 phage cells kill specific bacteria (like E.Coli) without ever hurting or damaging Our Cells! Almost all phages are always good guys! At least for multicelled creatures. Unfortunately its almost impossible to copyright medicines from phages. Too bad.

[travisjohnson88]

It called a T4 virus.

[sleewok]

This video was created by Seyet LLC in collaboration with Purdue University. This has been modified from the original.

[Josh350]

I was thinking about that in my microbiology class.

[irkiIIer]

thats cool these things actually look like robots or tripod in war of the worlds, and inject the bacteria with its babies

[irkiIIer]

it actually looks like a robot or a tri pod like in war of the worlds

[Franklin15]

The video is 'ok'. Doesnt show any replication or the further sequences of the lytic cycle.

[sleewok]

The virus floats and as it comes into contact with a cell the long-tail fibers may bind to the cell, which leads to the injection.

[trek1500mn]

awesome video, this bacteriophage is truelly a humbling site. the complexity of required in host/site selection is amazing. Does that limit it prolificy rate?

[ehlolz]

Generally speaking, the stealth acts as a pump wherein the head (pink area) will release the DNA and thus the stealth will transfer the DNA to the core.

[entropysounds]

RNA

[ehlolz]

The micro-organism you see is called a bacteriophage, and it reproduces by injecting its DNA into a host cell - usually a bacterium. As the clip succinctly demonstrates, the phage will lock down onto the bacterium, push a needle-like structure called the core through the cell wall of the bacterium thus injecting the DNA via the stealth (green area of bacteria in clip) into the internal structure of the bacterium.

[neuroglyphix]

fascinating microscopic display!

[populationcontrol]

viruses can do that? aren't viruses not alive even the complex ones. i thought that viruses take over cells by being accidentally absorbed by a cell and then having the DNA do its thing

[irkiIIer]

ya thats exactly what viruses do i think they randomly float around untill they hit a cell.

[photografr7]

ewww... but very cool