linkedin post 2014-02-16 08:10:26
NOVEL OCEANIC VIRUSES REDEFINE VIRUSES. "Scientists have discovered a pair of viruses that defy classification. Bigger and more genetically complex than any viral genus known to science, these so-called "pandoraviruses" could reignite a longstanding debate over the classification of life itself. Pandoraviruses, in other words, are more than just huge – they're also unmistakably distinct from any known virus on Earth – including other giant viruses."" " http://lnkd.in/dHu56yC View in LinkedIn