Comments on: Please welcome Megavirus, the world's most ginormous virus

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:22:59 +0000

Does make one wonder at the networking amongst the microbes all around us. We seem more like colonial groupings of bacteria/viruses and less like dominant organisms.

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SoT 30: Plucky Little Cycads – Science On Top — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:27:59 +0000

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By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:32:46 +0000

I wonder at the line of thought …that indicates the virus may have been another creature at one time… and lost so much of it’s genetic information… that all that is left is a virus… the implications of that thought are endless and very enertaining…. What was it? Why did it change? Was it a spare part or much more? Will it ever be apart of another creature? How could this come about? Some day gene study may tell us how we evolved.

By: Margo Tannenbaum

Margo Tannenbaum — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:28:11 +0000

EXCELLENT and very thought provoking article! Please – continue to publish updates and news about this Megavirus and it’s effects on our world. Thank you, most sincerely.

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For my next pet, Im going to adopt a megavirus. « Weight Loss — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:38:12 +0000

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By: Dave in Calif

Dave in Calif — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:35:38 +0000

We might be megaviruses ourselves…superdupermonstertruck virus.

By: Rolf

Rolf — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:34:47 +0000

The wonders of the Creator.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:52:31 +0000

@10 David
From an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twevoIR0vfU

By: David B. Benson

David B. Benson — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:19:55 +0000

What Chris wrote.

How big are these monsters? Should I now be afraid to walk in the dark?

By: lqd

lqd — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:14:21 +0000

I still don’t understand how giant viruses can be grouped into the fourth domain of LIFE, aren’t viruses considered nonliving? Or has the concensus changed? Mr. Zimmer, can you tell me if most biologists still consider viruses nonliving? And if they do, why did several biologists suddenly decide to group them into the fourth domain?