floofloof@lemmy.ca to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agoScientists spot viruses attaching to other viruses for first timenewatlas.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkScientists spot viruses attaching to other viruses for first timenewatlas.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareTechnus@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoUhh… it’s more like the parasitic virus is piggybacking on the mechanism the host virus uses to infect cells. This is actually kinda terrifying.
minus-squareMurdoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoTwo viruses enter. One virus leaves. Welcome to ThunderCell!! (I know that’s not what’s really happening, just a funny thought.)
Let them fight.
Uhh… it’s more like the parasitic virus is piggybacking on the mechanism the host virus uses to infect cells.
This is actually kinda terrifying.
Two viruses enter. One virus leaves.
Welcome to ThunderCell!!
(I know that’s not what’s really happening, just a funny thought.)