Viruses on glaciers highlight evolutionary mechanism to overcome host defenses
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 - 09:41
in Biology & Nature
Viruses are often thought of as a human problem, however they are the most abundant biological entities on the planet. There are millions of viruses in every teaspoon of river, lake or seawater, they are found everywhere there is life and probably infect all living organisms. Most are completely harmless to humans and infect microscopic animals, plants and bacteria, which they hijack and reprogram to produce new virus particles, most often destroying these cells in the process.