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Giant virus resurrected from 30,000-year-old ice

Largest virus yet discovered hints at viral diversity trapped in permafrost.

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Yong, E. Giant virus resurrected from 30,000-year-old ice. Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.14801

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