VT Researchers Expand Knowledge of Viral Latency

Researchers in the Aylward lab at Virginia Tech have discovered a dormant virus in a model green alga and were able to reactivate it and get it to produce variants. This expands the known limits of a giant virus’s ability to lay dormant within the genome without being discovered for so long, and this may have greater […]
Stanford Researchers Say Cyanobacteria’s Unusual Enzymes May Boost Carbon Storage

Stanford researchers have found a group of cyanobacteria with two forms of the enzyme RuBisCo, which could be advantageous for life in low-oxygen ocean waters. If the enzyme combo proves to be a benefit, it may have applications in agriculture. “This is one of those great examples of science where you go out looking for […]