The discovery of giant viruses, with capsids as large as some bacteria, megabase-range
genomes and a variety of traits typically found only in cellular organisms, was one of the …

Ulva lactuca is a green macro alga involved in devastating green tides observed worldwide.
These green tides or blooms are a consequence of human activities. Ulva blooms occur …

Porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) is clinically manifested by postweaning
multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), respiratory and enteric disease, reproductive …

The discovery of eukaryotic giant viruses has transformed our understanding of the limits of
viral complexity, but the extent of their encoded metabolic diversity remains unclear. Here …

Here we report the discovery of two Tupanvirus strains, the longest tailed Mimiviridae
members isolated in amoebae. Their genomes are 1.44–1.51 Mb linear double-strand DNA …

X-ray lasers offer new capabilities in understanding the structure of biological systems,
complex materials and matter under extreme conditions,,,. Very short and extremely bright …

Cells exposed to extreme physicochemical or mechanical stimuli die in an uncontrollable
manner, as a result of their immediate structural breakdown. Such an unavoidable variant of …

One quarter of the Northern hemisphere is underlain by permanently frozen ground, referred
to as permafrost. Due to climate warming, irreversibly thawing permafrost is releasing …

The largest known DNA viruses infect Acanthamoeba and belong to two markedly different
families. The Megaviridae exhibit pseudo-icosahedral virions up to 0.7 μm in diameter and …

The Arctic is currently warming at unprecedented rates because of global climate change,
resulting in thawing of large tracts of permafrost soil. A great challenge is understanding the …