Viruses Are the Dark Matter of Biology

<p>Viruses are deceptively simple. Tiny genomes, barely considered alive (and not even alive, depending on your definition of life). But they are everywhere, at levels that you likely can&rsquo;t even imagine.</p> <p>And they play vital roles in the most basic aspects of your life &mdash; and in high level conversations about worldwide issues like climate change.</p> <p>And even though we&rsquo;ve known about their existence since the late 1800s, we&rsquo;ve barely even begun to discover them.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/a-microbiome-scientist-at-large/viruses-are-the-dark-matter-of-biology-fd794f8c34ae"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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