Weird 'Obelisks' Found in Human Gut May be Virus-Like Entities
Rod-shaped fragments of RNA called “obelisks” were discovered in gut and mouth bacteria for the first time
Source: scientificamerican.com
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Rod-shaped fragments of RNA called “obelisks” were discovered in gut and mouth bacteria for the first time
Rod-shaped stuctures named ‘Obelisks’ are even smaller than viruses but can still transmit instructions to cells. Rod-shaped stuctures named ‘Obelisks’ are even smaller than viruses but can still transmit instructions to cells.
Peering into the jungle of microbes that live within us, researchers have stumbled across what seem to be an entire new class of virus-like objects.