An international research team led from Australia and China has discovered nearly 1,500 new viruses. Not only does the study expand the catalogue of known viruses, it also indicates they have existed for billions of years

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An international research team led from Australia and China has discovered nearly 1,500 new viruses. Not only does the study expand the catalogue of known viruses, it also indicates they have existed for billions of years