The first virus to be crystallised, proving that infectious agents could behave like chemicals, was
- A. influenza virus
- B. poliovirus
- C. HIV
- D. tobacco mosaic virus
Explanation
Wendell Stanley crystallised tobacco mosaic virus in 1935 and the crystals remained infectious, blurring the line between living and non living. The achievement earned him a Nobel Prize and started modern virology.
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