Viral vector nomenclature

[Kyle Legate]

Tom Anderson wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This may be a stupid question, but it's one that really bugs me.
> 
> Gutless viral vectors, right? Basically, a plasmid with an MCS, viral
> packaging signals, and one or two other bits and bobs. You clone a gene
> in, do some kind of packaging reaction, and you get out a load of little
> blobs that have your construct in the middle and all the viral machinery
> needed to deliver it into a cell on the outside.
> 
> What do you call those blobs?
> 
Attenuated viri.