New Details About Mysterious Giant Virus Uncovered
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 20:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have determined key structural features of the largest known virus, findings that could help scientists studying how the simplest life evolved and whether the unusual virus causes any human diseases. The mimivirus has been called a possible "missing link" between viruses and living cells. It was discovered accidentally by French scientists in 1992 but wasn't confirmed to be a virus until 2003.
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