Despite their name, giant viruses are difficult to visualize in detail. They are too big for conventional electron microscopy, yet too small for optical microscopy used to study larger specimen. Now, ...
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A giant virus from a Japanese pond hints that complex life originated from a viral infection
In the murky waters of Ushiku-numa, a freshwater pond just northeast of Tokyo, a microscopic drama has been playing out for ...
Viruses attack nearly every living organism on Earth. To do so, they rely on highly specialized proteins that recognize and ...
We’ll understand if you’re puzzled by the eerie image below. It’s a tiny piece of the Lassa virus, which can double a person over in pain, make their head swell and, in some cases, quickly result in ...
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Giant virus in Japanese pond may rewrite origin of complex life
In a quiet freshwater pond in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo, researchers have pulled from the water a microscopic giant that ...
University of Toronto researchers have expanded our understanding of bacterial immunity with the discovery of a new protein ...
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