If you have access to computers and the Web (which I assume you do) why
not work with viral genomic sequences rather than with the viruses
themselves? Lots of interesting possibilities might exist, such as
comparative analyses, examination of possible translation products from
genomes and so forth. The sequence analysis programs should be
available to you.
Martin Hewlett
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
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