Giant virus discovered in Finland

Finland finds its first giant virus

Jyvaskylavirus is double the size of influenza and coronavirus, but poses no known threat.

New giant virus isolated

Researchers have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant viruses are more common in northern regions than researchers have thought. It also illustrates that there are still many structures whose origins and functions have not been properly studied.

Giant virus discovered in Finland

For the first time in Finland, researchers at the Nanoscience Center in University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant viruses are more common in northern regions than researchers thought. It also illustrates that there are still many structures whose origins and functions have not been properly studied.

Giant Virus Isolation Underscores the Understudied World of Microbes

Researchers at the Nanoscience Center of the University of Jyväskylä have achieved a first in Finland by isolating a giant virus, which they have named Jyvaskylavirus.

What if the cold soils of Scandinavia were hiding still unsuspecting life forms? For the first time in Finland, scientists have just discovered a giant virus, called Jyvaskylavirus, which could well change our understanding of these fascinating entities, long considered simple parasites. 200 nanometres in diameter The center team [...]

New Giant Virus Jyvaskylavirus Isolated In Finland - Astrobiology

For the first time in Finland, researchers at the Nanoscience Center in University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant viruses are more common in northern regions than researchers have thought. It also illustrates that there are still many structures whose origins and functions have […] The post New Giant Virus Jyvaskylavirus Isolated In Finland appeared first on Astr…