Researchers find some protists use beneficial viruses to fend off lytic viruses

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Mar 13, 2024, 11:10 am164 pts
Contrary to common belief, not all viruses are harmful to their hosts. Sometimes viruses can even protect their hosts from infection by other viruses. Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and their collaborators have now demonstrated that this is the case for so-called…

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