Algal virus found slowing down the brains of humans

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 23:30 in Biology & Nature

We catch viruses from animals all the time, but what about from plants? A virus previously thought to only infect algae has been found in the throats of humans, and scientists have discovered that it’s been doing odd things to their brains.

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