A fantastical world of potential giant viruses lurks beneath the soil
Haircut. Gorgon. Turtle. These all describe shapes of newfound viruslike particles
![A collection of three microscopic images of potential giant viruses.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/073123_MR_giant-viruses_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
In the loamy soil of Harvard Forest in Massachusetts, scientists have uncovered a new world of potential giant viruses (some pictured in these microscope images), many in unusual shapes.
M.G. Fischer, U. Mersdorf and J.L. Blanchard/bioRxiv.org 2023