fredmund0 t1_j5ipvq8 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 7:33 AM Reply to comment by Ok_Motor_2609 in How do we know how old viruses are? by Darth_Fatass Yes they (mostly) do , this is what they insert into cells to get them to build multiple copies of themselves... There are exceptions such as (from my memory, it's been a while since I studied) HIV which is a retrovirus, it uses stashes it's instructions as RNA. Permalink Parent 22
fredmund0 t1_j5ipvq8 wrote
Reply to comment by Ok_Motor_2609 in How do we know how old viruses are? by Darth_Fatass
Yes they (mostly) do , this is what they insert into cells to get them to build multiple copies of themselves...
There are exceptions such as (from my memory, it's been a while since I studied) HIV which is a retrovirus, it uses stashes it's instructions as RNA.