Factoid/2018/05/22
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New virus found off coastal O'ahu
- "A new, unusually large virus that infects common marine algae has been characterized by researchers at [the University of Hawaiʻi]. Found in the coastal waters off Oʻahu, it contains the biggest genome ever sequenced for a virus infecting a photosynthetic organism... 'Most people are familiar with viruses, because there are so many that cause diseases in humans. But we are not alone; even the microscopic plankton in the ocean are constantly battling viral infections.'" - Excerpt from University of Hawai'i.
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