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This giant virus hijacks cells’ protein-making machinery to multiply wildly

A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opt its host’s systems with the help of ...

Giant DNA viruses encode their own eukaryote-like translation machinery, researchers discover

In a new study, published in Cell, researchers describe a newfound mechanism for creating proteins in a giant DNA virus, ...
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Python physics lesson 19: Learn how Monte Carlo approximates pi

Explore Python Physics Lesson 19 and learn how the Monte Carlo method can approximate Pi with simple yet powerful simulations. In this lesson, we break down the Monte Carlo technique step by step, ...
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Parasitic wasps use tamed virus to castrate caterpillars

A parasitic wasp castrates its moth larvae hosts by injecting them with a ‘domesticated’ virus that causes cells in the larvae’s testes to die. Now, scientists know exactly how the virus does its ...
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Resident Evil’s T-virus brought to life as Capcom partners with biotech firm for exhibit

Capcom and biotech art group LOM BABY bring Resident Evil’s T-virus to Shibuya PARCO, explaining the exhibit, safety claims, and real biotech context ...