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Study of Giant Viruses Shakes Up Tree of Life

September 13, 2012

A new study of giant viruses supports the idea that viruses are ancient living organisms and not inanimate molecular remnants run amok, as some scientists have argued. The study reshapes the universal family tree, adding a fourth major branch to the three that most scientists agree represent the fundamental domains of life. Full Story

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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