Viruses and bacterial viruses are among the planet's most abundant life forms. Two recent Nature papers analyse the geographical distribution of viral communities in modern organosedimentary structures known as microbialites, living analogues of oldest fossils on Earth, and come up with surprising nuggets of information.
Modern Microbialites May Be Endemic Remnants Of Ancient Ecosystems
abundant lifeSurprising Discovery From First Large-scale Analysis Of Biodiver...ScienceDaily Wed, 03/19/2008 - 13:00
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