A fantastical world of potential giant viruses lurks beneath the soil

"These and other peculiar-looking shapes “clearly tell us that we’ve underestimated how structurally diverse these viruses are,”"

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/potential-giant-viruses-soil-microbiology

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A fantastical world of potential giant viruses lurks beneath the soil

Giant viruses were already known for their large sizes. A close look at a scoop of soil shows that they may come in a variety of funky shapes as well.

^{Meghan Rosen (Science News Magazine)}