Microbiologists Find Another 30,000 Year Old Giant Virus in Siberian Permafrost

Microbiologists Find Another 30,000 Year Old Giant Virus in Siberian Permafrost
From a single sample of Siberian permafrost scientists have managed to discover two giant viruses. The first of those, Pithovirus sibericum, was discovered/isolated last year, while the most recent find, Mollivirus sibericum, is described in a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Both are examples of rare giant viruses, e.g. those easily visible using optical microscopes.

September 14, 2015 at 04:43PM
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