Fig. 374. §23 Tiny World
Bacteriophage
A bacteriophage, or phage, is a virus that infects only bacteria, not people.
1Facts
- Shelf
- Tiny World
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Licenses
- Own work (made in the page)
2How to play
Tap it to land and inject its DNA.
3Its controls
Table I. Every control on this Splash.
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inject DNA | Tap | ||
| Inject | Button | ||
| Head | Color | #8f7fd1 |
4About it
A bacteriophage, or phage, is a virus that infects only bacteria, not people. This tailed phage has a head full of DNA, a hollow tail and thin tail fibers, like legs, and it lands on a bacterium a bit like a spacecraft landing on the Moon.
Tap it to play the injection: the legs swing out, the sheath around the tail snaps to about half its length, the tail pokes through the base plate and a glowing strand of DNA coils out. Phages are thought to be the most numerous biological things on Earth, and doctors are studying them as a way to treat infections.
5Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 60,002 at Low, and up to 260,000 at Max
6Sources and credits
Made in Splashery. Its code is MIT.
