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.
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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…
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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…
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