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Consider something viral in your research

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The omission of viruses from investigations into the dynamics of complex biological systems results in many studies lacking a crucial part of the picture. Here, Forest Rohwer and Merry Youle outline why the viral component should receive far greater attention and describe how explorations that include it can yield a more complete picture, as well as foster novel biological discoveries.

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Figure 1: Electron micrographs of purified virions of Acidianus two-tailed virus.

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  1. Forest Rohwer is at the Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, LS301, San Diego, California 92182-4614, USA.,

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  2. Merry Youle is at Rainbow Rock, P.O. Box 7063, PMB 199, Ocean View, Hawaii 96737-7063, USA.,

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Rohwer, F., Youle, M. Consider something viral in your research. Nat Rev Microbiol 9, 308–309 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2563

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