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Tag: viruses

As Elusive as a Cheshire Cat : Phytoplankton vs. Marine Viruses
Biological oceanography

As Elusive as a Cheshire Cat : Phytoplankton vs. Marine Viruses

Phytoplankton escape infection by marine viruses by becoming invisible to them using a new tactic: the “Cheshire Cat” strategy.
May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Neeharika Verma
Follow the breadcrumbs: Sponges show how some animals clean up viruses
Biology

Follow the breadcrumbs: Sponges show how some animals clean up viruses

These days, hunkered down in our homes (if we are lucky) and washing our hands till they’re raw, it can…
April 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Kristin Huizenga
Lights, Camera, and the Action-Packed World of Giant Viruses
Microbiology

Lights, Camera, and the Action-Packed World of Giant Viruses

A newly discovered giant virus might even be capable of altering its hosts ability to derive energy. A virus that…
December 24, 2019 Samantha Setta
Riding the phage wave: Emerging role of viruses in the ocean
Microbiology

Riding the phage wave: Emerging role of viruses in the ocean

Viruses live in the ocean, where they infect bacteria who also live in the ocean. Ocean viruses are crucial to…
September 20, 2017September 19, 2017 Laura Zinke
The ocean’s tiny, mysterious majority
Microbiology

The ocean’s tiny, mysterious majority

The earth has more viruses than the universe has stars - but we know far less about our tiny majority…
July 26, 2017 Michael Graw
Biology

Germ Stowaways: How Plastic Waste Has Become an Environment for Harmful Bacteria

For over 100 years, plastic has been integrated into our everyday lives. It has been used to make life better…
October 19, 2016October 19, 2016 Zak Kerrigan

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