As the Internet and computers progress, they become less secure. In the short term, however, common sense will go a long way. Machine Computer viruses operate like biological viruses in many ways. Computer security experts are relying on biological analogies for insight into the software realm. Virus binds to a cell membrane and is admitted to the cell's interior.
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Viral genetic information travels to the nucleus and rewrites the DNA instructions on the host cell's genome. Rewritten DNA begins using cell's apparatus to make viral DNA or RNA and viral coat proteins, which assemble themselves into new viruses. Uses enzymes to break cell membrane, releasing multiple virus copies into the body. News Jobs AP Shopping Archives Entertain.