Apathy Curve: Pandoravirus

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Friday, July 26, 2013

Pandoravirus

So, this is good...

Scientists have found a new virus thought to be the biggest ever seen on Earth. The virus, dubbed Pandoravirus, is one micrometre big - up to ten times the size of other viruses - and only six per cent of its genes resemble anything seen on Earth before. This has led French researchers to believe the virus may have come from an ancient time or even another planet, such as Mars.

Giant alien viruses. Great. I'm sure Michael Crichton would be delighted. It would be in keeping with Murphy's Law if our first confirmed contact with alien life forms turned out to be a virus. Probably those damned Greys trolling us again. Crop circles, cattle mutilations, deadly alien viruses that wipe out half of humanity... Oh, how they'll laugh and laugh.

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