In this ever-evolving landscape, the term "giant virus" is employed interchangeably with "large virus," especially in the context of unicellular eukaryote–infecting viruses. This Collection ...

2004). The human influenza virus genome, by contrast, encodes only 11 proteins; and the smallpox genome encodes fewer than 200 proteins. To further analyze this large virus, investigators next ...

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Large-scale poultry vaccinations may be driving bird flu evolution, according to a concerning new international study.