After viruses infect cells, the empty virions stay attached tothe infected cells. Hershey and Chase used a blender to separateempty virion particles from the cells. Why was this important? Whatwould have been the result if they hadn’t done this?
a. Many proteins are post-translationally modified with theaddition of a phosphate. Could this have affected Hershey andChase’s experiment? How
b. What other weakness may the Hershey Chase experimenthave?
