The enigmatic giant virus is a recently discovered subclass of extremely large viruses infecting eukaryotic organisms. These viruses are characterized by the large size of their virions and contain many undescribed genes not found in other life forms encoding hundreds to thousands of proteins; they are also visible under a light microscope. Currently, the representation of giant viruses is grossly underexplored, with an unknown number … Continue reading Researchers discover new virus with no recognizable genes.