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Microorganisms: Viruses: Big, Science-y Themes
Unity and Diversity
Even though there is such great diversity among viruses, ranging from the type of genome it has, the type of capsid it has, and whether it has a lipid envelope or not, there is a strong similarit...
Evolution
Viruses are interesting to consider in the model of evolution. When most scientists talk about evolution, they usually refer to living organisms, though it is hotly debated whether viruses are in...