Article 6G6QW Scientists Discover Vampiric Viruses That 'Bite' Other Viruses for Survival

Scientists Discover Vampiric Viruses That 'Bite' Other Viruses for Survival

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Ed Cara
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Viruses are somehow even weirder than we thought. In a recent study published last month, scientists say they've discovered two new viruses that hijack the machinery of other bacteria-infecting viruses in order to replicate themselves. One of these vampiric viruses even acts the part, appearing to bite" and latch...

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