Virus Factoid
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Virus Factoid
There is a "vegetarian" virus in the ocean that infects the cells of plants like algae. The expert said that if it wasn't for these viruses the algae like plants in the ocean would grow without limitation and the ocean would become a giant scum pond so thick you could almost walk on it.
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Re: Virus Factoid
I think that things that actually eat the algae might have something to do with that.NukeBan wrote: ↑April 23rd, 2020, 4:53 pm I've been watching "Virus Empire" documentary on Amazon Prime. Very educational, and pretty scary. I learned today...
There is a "vegetarian" virus in the ocean that infects the cells of plants like algae. The expert said that if it wasn't for these viruses the algae like plants in the ocean would grow without limitation and the ocean would become a giant scum pond so thick you could almost walk on it.
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