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World News@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest

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Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest

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World News@beehaw.org · 1 year ago

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Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

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I initially read this headline in an 80s surfer accent, and it changed the context just enough to make it awesome.

“Those viruses have tubular tentacles, dude!”
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  Dude, those bacteriophages are catching some gnarly waves on a cellular level!
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  Gnarly!
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  Tentacular dude!

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