'Genetic arms race' between bacteria, viruses subject of stimulus grant

The oceans teem with microscopic bacteria that produce much of Earth's oxygen as they absorb carbon dioxide greenhouse gas. But fast-mutating viruses also populate the seas, attacking marine bacteria in an ages-old evolutionary arms race.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news165772697.html">'Genetic arms race' between bacteria, viruses subject of stimulus grant</a></p> <p>The oceans teem with microscopic bacteria that produce much of Earth's oxygen as they absorb carbon dioxide greenhouse gas. But fast-mutating viruses also populate the seas, attacking marine bacteria in an ages-old evolutionary arms race.</p>