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Is the World's Largest Virus a Genetic Time Capsule?
gbrumfiel writes "Researchers in France have discovered the world's largest virus and given it a terrifying name: Pandoravirus. NPR reports it doesn't pose a threat to people, but its genetic code could hint at an unusual origin. The team believes that the virus may carry the genes from a long-dead branch of the tree of life, one that possibly even started on Mars or somewhere else. Other scientists are skeptical, but everyone agrees that the new giant virus is pretty cool."
There is a difference?
Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once.
... one that possibly even started on Mars or somewhere else.
Science.
~ Whence do you come, slayer of men, or where are you going, conqueror of space?
Try this one instead: In Soviet Russia, box of Pandoravirus opens you.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
I think if you wanted to really terrify people, you'd name it Pandora's Pox.
The world's largest virus was discovered a long time ago. It's called Windows 8.
No left turn unstoned.
I heard there is at least one layer of bacon.
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