Yellowstone's Hot Springs Host a Bizarre Virus
The researchers found the virus lurking in a bucket of water.
Yellowstone National Park’s hot springs are more than just evidence of a massive supervolcano brewing deep beneath Earth’s surface. The boiling hot, acidic springs are also home to a unique virus that could one day create medicines targeting specific organs, or even tumors, in the future.
Scientists documented the lemon-shaped virus in a recent study in
