virus

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NK cells play a critical role in the body's early defense against viruses and cancer, along with other immune functions.

From Science Daily

The researchers also discovered that elements of their active genetic system can be transported by bacteriophage, or phage, viruses that naturally infect bacteria.

From Science Daily

Oh, yeah—when the scientists went into their laboratories, where all the deadly viruses were kept, they’d had to place their hands on a scanner to get in, to prove who they really were.

From Literature

The judge said the nurse did not intend to "violate" the officer's dignity, but to "provide information as to prevention of transmission of the virus".

From BBC

“Cloth cannot keep out microscopic viruses,” one character reprimands another, who prefers a scarf to his regulation mask.

From The Wall Street Journal