Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest

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Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest

www.livescience.com

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Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

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Very cool! It’ll be interesting to see what the purpose of weird tube appendages are in the future.
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  Microscopic car dealerships?

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