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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Many viruses measure just tens of nanometers (nm) in size, but ...

Researchers roaming the forests near Harvard University have uncovered several giant viruses that were previously unknown. Notably, these are the first such discoveries in a ...

Researchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have made a remarkable discovery: the first giant virus ever isolated in the country. Jyvaskylavirus, is detailed in a recent study published in ...

Researchers from the Department of Environmental Science at Aarhus University in Denmark say they have for the first time discovered signs of large viruses living in the snow and ice on the Greenland ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown giant virus that may offer new insight into how complex life first evolved.

For the first time in Finland, researchers at the Nanoscience Center in University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant ...

Ushikuvirus is a newly identified giant virus that infects amoebas, adding to a growing group of oversized viruses that scientists believe may have played an important role in the emergence of complex ...

Giant viruses might not be visible to the naked eye, but their presence in oceans could shape the future of marine ecosystems—and even human health. In a groundbreaking new study published in Nature ...

Researchers have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant viruses are more common in northern regions than researchers have thought. It also illustrates ...

A) high-voltage cryo-electron microscope installed at the Osaka University. B) 250 nm diameter tokyovirus particle reconstructed at 7.7 Å resolution. The 2-fold, 3-fold, and 5-fold symmetry axes of ...

Ushikuvirus, a newly identified giant virus, showcases unique cytopathic effects and structural features, enhancing knowledge ...