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From glacial ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists decoded the equivalent of 1,705 virus genomes.
The brand new research leads to new insights into how viral communities change through colder and warmer climatic periods, and how they interact with bacteria.
Reading their genomes tells the story of adaptation to 41,000 years of #climatechange.
https://theconversation.com/ancient-viral-genomes-preserved-in-glaciers-reveal-the-history-of-earths-climate-and-how-viruses-adapt-to-climate-change-237367
The brand new research leads to new insights into how viral communities change through colder and warmer climatic periods, and how they interact with bacteria.
Reading their genomes tells the story of adaptation to 41,000 years of #climatechange.
https://theconversation.com/ancient-viral-genomes-preserved-in-glaciers-reveal-the-history-of-earths-climate-and-how-viruses-adapt-to-climate-change-237367