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Detecting a virus as likely as Medusa monster of Greek myth
Recently in a hot spring in Japan, scientists have discovered a new giant family of viruses with the ability to come out of Greek mythology.
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Giant viruses infect cells like?
The researchers found giant viruses invading cells through a special star-shaped structure on the crust.
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Science has discovered giant viruses with the ability to 'steal' other species' characteristics
The special thing is that this virus is not only big in size, they also possess a huge number of pairs of genes.
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Discovered a giant virus that 'eats alive' bacteria
The virus was found to be about 15 times the size of normal, contains ribosomes and is capable of performing DNA instructions to build proteins.
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Detecting giant virus underneath the Indian city, copying the gene of the host
More than 20 new viruses were discovered underneath the sewer and water storage in Mumbai, India with the ability to copy and transplant genes into hosts.
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Humans have mistakenly thought that the virus is a small creature
Until now, scientists still believe that viruses are microorganisms smaller than bacteria. But since 15 years, the discovery of some large viruses has swept away this
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Secrets revealed under 'eternal time bomb' in Siberia
Mummies, mammoth ivory, giant viruses are antiques that can be revealed if the permafrost in Siberia melts.
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The newly discovered giant virus can change our definition of viruses
In an article in Nature Communications, scientists said they have discovered two new strains of giant viruses in Brazil.
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Detecting giant viruses raises the question of what is life?
Although it is well-known in the media about its infectious ability and death, but in modern biological definition, virus is not considered a living organism like bacter…
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Revived ancient virus 30,000 years old
French scientists are cautious when trying to revive a frozen prehistoric virus in Siberia.
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Awakening the virus once existed 30,000 years ago
A group of scientists from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) announced they had revived a giant but harmless virus buried deep in the permafrost…
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Pandoravirus - missing link found between virus and cell
In the paper published in Science, the researchers announced that they discovered two new giant viruses.