'Vampire' Virus Discovered in Maryland Soil Is a Breakthrough in Viral Research
Scientists have uncovered a 'vampire' virus called MiniFlayer.
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Scientists have uncovered a 'vampire' virus called MiniFlayer.
In March 2020, Tagide deCarvalho saw something truly strange - something she thinks no other scientist has ever seen before: a virus with another, smaller virus latched onto its "neck." The backstory of this viral attachment is like a master class in how wild and weird biology can be. The two microbes are both bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, that were harvested from a clump of dirt in Poolesville, Md. Bacteriophages, also called simply phages, are among the most abundant organisms
Scientists discovered a strange virus called MiniFlayer that latches onto a larger virus called MindFlayer in soil collected in Maryland.
The MiniFlayer virus is the first known vampire virus to latch onto another virus. Let's take a deeper look at the frightening yet revelatory discovery.
This Mini-Flayer and Mind-Flayer virus are in a serious long-term relationship.