‘Virus-eater’ discovered in Antarctic lake : Nature News

“A genomic survey of the microbial life in an Antarctic lake has revealed a new virophage — a virus that attacks viruses. The discovery suggests that these life forms are more common, and have a larger role in the environment, than was once thought.”

As usual, tickled pink when Nature finally reveals something that has been in our faces for so long. Always gets me wondering what else we’re missing.

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