1 Season
8 Episode
Virus - Season 1 Episode 6 Threads of Life
Presents an analysis of nucleic acid. Uses a large model of the tobacco mosaic virus to explain its structure. Demonstrates how a virus can be reconstituted from nucleic acid and protein molecules. Discusses the recent discovery of the alteration of nucleic acid to form mutations of the original virus. Concludes with a theory which may account for the way in which genetic information is stored in nucleic acid and then translated into a specific protein structure.
- Year: 1960
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary, Talk
- Studio: PBS
- Keyword: virus, medical documentary, telecourse
- Director: Robley C. William
- Cast: Robley C. William, Wendell M. Stanley