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- noun Any of the Bunyaviridae, a family of negative-stranded
RNA viruses .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon
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In fact, several hundred bunyavirus species are known to science but they are poorly researched, despite or perhaps because of their hazardous nature.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Using a bunyavirus that is harmless to humans, the Uukuniemi virus, researchers in the group led by Ari Helenius, Professor of Biochemistry at ETH Zurich, have now studied how these viruses penetrate cells.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
bilby commented on the word bunyavirus
Naughty buny.
April 7, 2009
sionnach commented on the word bunyavirus
Dontcha mean "naughty bunyip"?
The bunyavirus gives me the bunyips.
April 7, 2009
bilby commented on the word bunyavirus
The name derives from Bunyamwera, a town in Uganda where the original type species Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus was first discovered.
August 21, 2024