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+10 +1Is This Fungus Using a Virus To Control An Animal's Mind?
An unusual detective story. By Ed Yong.
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+38 +1Bumper load of new viruses identified
Scientists looking into invertebrate animals discover nearly 1,500 new viruses - the largest number documented in any one study. It also indicates they have existed for billions of years. By Jonathan Ball.
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+22 +1Viruses thrive in big families, in sickness and in health
The BIG LoVE (Utah Better Identification of Germs-Longitudinal Viral Epidemiology) study, led by scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine, finds that each bundle of joy puts the entire household at increased risk for infection with viruses that cause colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses.