VIROLOGY- Viroids, Prions & Bacteriophages | UPSC GS3 | Lecture 3 | Microbiology by PC MISHRA

🦠 VIROLOGY | VIRUSES – UPSC GS-3 Biology | Complete Conceptual Lecture What exactly are viruses — living organisms or non-living entities? 🧬 In this lecture, we cover Virology from basics to UPSC level, including virus origin, structure, capsid, virion, nucleic acids, DNA & RNA viruses, viral replication, interferons, vaccines, crystallisation of viruses, and important viral diseases. We also discuss viroids and prions, their significance, and important examples relevant to UPSC CSE, State PCS and other competitive examinations. 📚 Topics Covered: ✔️ Introduction & history of Virology ✔️ Structure of viruses & capsid ✔️ DNA vs RNA viruses ✔️ Viral replication ✔️ Crystallisation of viruses ✔️ Viroids & Prions ✔️ Interferons & vaccines ✔️ Important viral diseases ✔️ UPSC GS-3 relevance 🎯 Useful for: UPSC CSE | State PCS | Biology | General Science | GS Paper 3 | Prelims & Mains Subscribe to SciencEternalUPSC for more Science, Biology, Ecology, Environment & Technology lectures. #Virology #Virus #UPSC #UPSCGS3 #Biology #UPSCBiology #GeneralScience #VirusStructure #DNAvirus #RNAvirus #Viroids #Prions #ViralDiseases #UPSCPrelims #UPSCMains #StatePCS #SciencEternalUPSC #microbiology #upsc #biology #biotechnology #scienceandtechnology #upscprelims #upscpreparation #bpsc #gs3 #upscmains 00:00 Intro 00:40 Plant vs Animal Virus 1:00 DNA and RNA configuration 2:40 Single Stranded DNA Plants (UPSC PYQ) 4:30 Single Stranded RNA Animals (UPSC FYQ) 6:15 Crystallization of Virus 8:27 Bacteriophage- The Good Virus 11:28 Environmental and Medical Roles (UPSC PYQ) 14:14 Viroids 16:21 Prions and associated Diseases 20:23 Wrap up and further FYQ pointers