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We already have mitoviruses, it stands to reason they they might adapt to infect mitochondria that are being delivered to cells.
by devmor 1y ago
We already have mitoviruses, it stands to reason they they might adapt to infect mitochondria that are being delivered to cells.
- blacksmith_tb 1y agoWe haven't found any mitoviruses in animals, yet, at least? 1: https://virology.ws/2019/03/28/viruses-that-infect-mitochondria/ https://virology.ws/2019/03/28/viruses-that-infect-mitochond...
- devmor 1y agoWe have viruses in animals that reproduce using the mitochondria already, but don’t exclusively target the mitochondria. I believed these were categorized as mitoviruses but I was mistaken.