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Nov 28 2025SCIENCE

Tiny Ocean Life: How Viruses and Bacteria Mix in the Atlantic

In the vast Atlantic Ocean, tiny bacteria and viruses are always interacting. These bacteria can be divided into two groups: those with a lot of genetic material (HNA) and those with less (LNA). This difference matters because it affects how viruses attack them. Scientists studied these interaction

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