Giant virus discovered in a Japanese pond may hint at the origins of multicellular life
Scientists in Japan have discovered a previously unknown giant virus, providing new insight into this enigmatic category of viruses – and possibly also into the origins of multicellular life. The virus was found infecting an amoeba in a freshwater pond near Tokyo, researchers report. They named it “ushikuvirus” after the pond, Ushiku-numa, located in Ibaraki … Read more