Viruses Flourish in Icy Antarctic Lake (1 of 4) (IMAGE)

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Viruses Flourish in Icy Antarctic Lake (1 of 4)

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Members of the research team carrying water samples from Limnopolar Lake to the Spanish nonpermanent camp in Byers Peninsula. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Nov. 6, 2009, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Alberto López-Bueno of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain and colleagues, was titled, "High Diversity of a Viral Community from an Antarctic Lake."

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