Published 01:59 21 Sep 2023 GMT+1

Scientists have discovered a completely new type of virus from the Mariana Trench

It's now 'the deepest known phage isolated to date'.

Stewart Perrie

Featured Image Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration. Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images

Topics: Science

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie is a Senior Journalist at LADbible. Stewart has covered the conflict in Syria for LADbible, interviewing a doctor on the front line, and has contributed to the hugely successful UOKM8 campaign. He is in charge of the LADbible Australia editorial content and social presence.

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Scientists have discovered a completely new type of virus from the Mariana Trench

It's now 'the deepest known phage isolated to date'.

Scientists have discovered a completely new type of virus from the Mariana Trench

It's now 'the deepest known phage isolated to date'.

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