Contributed by guest blogger: Katy Hwang ’12 The discovery of the double stranded DNA (dsDNA) virus, Mimivirus, and the subsequent discovery of related Megavirus confounded the size limits of viral particles and the complexity of viral genomes. They are larger or just as large as some bacteria. Megavirus has a 1,259,197-bp genome.  Megavirus contains a … Continue reading Giant dsDNA Virus Origins: Megaviridae Evolutionary Analysis