Classroom Resources

This four-part animation series explores the biology of the virus SARS-CoV-2, which has caused a global pandemic of the disease COVID-19.

This activity allows students to model how the anti-HIV drug AZT (azidothymidine) interferes with the process of viral replication.

In this hands-on activity, students model how a double-stranded DNA copy of the HIV genome is integrated into the host cell DNA.

This hands-on activity allows students to analyze DNA sequences of Ebola viruses. Students use these sequences to track the virus’s spread during the 2013–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

This tutorial describes how DNA microarrays called Virochips are designed to detect known viruses and discover new ones.

This animation shows how dengue virus infects a cell and replicates itself with the help of its host’s cellular machinery.

This animation zooms into a 3D model of dengue virus, moving from the virus’s outer structures to its inner core.

This animation shows how a medication called AZT, which is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, can be used to treat HIV/AIDS.