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An organism that eats viruses has been discovered. What is a ‘virovore’?

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Researchers have dicovered that some creatures can consume and thrive of viruses. - Copyright   Canva By  Oceane Duboust   •   Updated:  02/01/2023 All creatures will consume organic matter in one way or another. But there is something new on the menu: viruses. Researchers have discovered that some creatures can consume and thrive of them and they have been given the name ‘virovore’ - aka an organism that eats viruses. The discovery was made by John DeLong, a microbiologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States and his team. Original article