Biologists find 'surprising' number of unknown viruses in sewage
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 19:31
in Biology & Nature
Though viruses are the most abundant life form on Earth, our knowledge of the viral universe is limited to a tiny fraction of the viruses that likely exist. In a new paper, researchers found that raw sewage is home to thousands of novel, undiscovered viruses, some of which could relate to human health.