Practice mode Acellular Life (Viruses)

Which scientist first crystallised tobacco mosaic virus, showing that a virus could behave like a chemical?

Correct answer C. W. M. Stanley

Explanation

In 1935 Wendell Stanley obtained TMV as crystals, which remained infectious, supporting the view that viruses lie at the border of living and non-living.

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