Thursday, June 4, 2015

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 42

How does HIV survive in spite of the destruction of its native habitat?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 41

What is the impact of the fast mutation rate of HIV and other “hypermutants”?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 40

How are vaccines cultured?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 39

Define the latitude gradient hypothesis as explained by E.O. Wilson and how it relates to
this issue of species location.

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 38

Summarize what the author has to say about AIDS and HIV's path to the outside world as
a consequence of habitat destruction. Explain and justify your agreement or disagreement
with this statement.

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 37

Why are spiders continued to be suspect in the hunt for the original host of Ebola? What
about the sharp-rock hypothesis? In the end, list as many possible hosts as you can
remember from all the scientists in the book.

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 36

Describe Tom Geisbert’s experiment about dormancy of Marburg. What were the results?
How does this compare to a) HIV and b) anthrax?