Backbone of RNA viruses uncovered

The evolutionary history of viruses is largely unknown. Large-scale discovery of vertebrate RNA viruses shows that, although viruses often jump between hosts, most have co-evolved with their hosts over millions of yearsThe evolutionary history of viruses is largely unknown. Large-scale discovery of vertebrate RNA viruses shows that, although viruses often jump between hosts, most have co-evolved with their hosts over millions of years.
Author(s): Mark Zeller, Kristian G. AndersenAuthor Affiliations:Backbone of RNA viruses uncovered The authors analysed the viruses in 186 vertebrate species using an approach called metatranscriptomic sequencing, in which all of [...]