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Teach your class about the life cycle of HIV!
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system leading to AIDS. It has a complex life cycle that involves making a DNA copy of its RNA genome and inserting into the host cell genome. Unravel the HIV life cycle with our model!
• Students make their model of HIV and its host cell out of the colorful parts.
• Model shows the stages of HIV's life cycle including: host cell attachment and entry, capsid insertion, reverse transcription of RNA genome into DNA, insertion of the DNA copy making a provirus, transcription and translation of HIV genes, viral release.
• Takes just 30 minutes to build the model!
Origami Organelles are downloadable paper models that you print and make as many times as you like! When you purchase a model, you are licensed for unlimited use on a single site or campus.
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