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The giant viruses that orchestrate life in the polar regions
- June 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, the flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their abundance and ecological importance, many of them have long remained invisible to science.
Originally published at Phys.org