[News Feed] Common Lineage Suggested For Viruses That Infect Hosts From All Three Domains Of Life

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Scientists at The Wistar Institute, working in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Helsinki, have discovered structural similarities among viruses that infect hosts from all three domains of life. These structural similarities suggest that the viruses, despite their genomic variations and differences in hosts, may have evolved from a common ancestor billions of years ago.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1203092833.htm