Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office of Science User Facility, believe that this group (dubbed "Klosneuviruses") significantly increases our understanding of viral evolution. The predicted hosts for the Klosneuviruses are protists (single-celled eukaryotic (nucleus-containing) microorganisms) and while their direct impacts on protists are not yet worked out, these giant viruses are thought to have a large impact on these protists that help regulate the planet's biogeochemical cycles. "The discovery presents virus evolution for us in new ways, vastly expanding our understanding of how many essential host genes viruses can capture during their evolution," said National Institutes of Health evolutionary and computational biologist Eugene Koonin, a study co-author whose lab collaborated with DOE JGI on analyzing the Klosneuvirus genome. Scientists have been fascinated by giant viruses since 2003, when a group of French biologists led by Didier Raoult discovered the Mimiviruses.
Viruses are spreading quickly and in order to stay safe we need to be aware of what we surround ourselves with. For example we need to be always washing our hands and trying to be as clean as possible. If we are not clean or learn to take care of ourselves we well be an easier target for viruses. The more we are aware of our surroundings the more we can protect ourselves and be safe from any viruses that tries to enter any bodies.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170406143915.htm
Viruses are spreading quickly and in order to stay safe we need to be aware of what we surround ourselves with. For example we need to be always washing our hands and trying to be as clean as possible. If we are not clean or learn to take care of ourselves we well be an easier target for viruses. The more we are aware of our surroundings the more we can protect ourselves and be safe from any viruses that tries to enter any bodies.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170406143915.htm