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Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know it

  • Written by: Ivan Erill, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Viruses are both the villains and heroes of life as we know itBacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria and play a potential role in the evolution of life. NANOCLUSTERING/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued humanity since time immemorial. Is there anything...

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