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Curtis Suttle

Chinook salmon found dead

New viruses discovered in endangered wild Pacific salmon populations

Three new viruses—including one from a group of viruses never before shown to infect fish—have been discovered in endangered Chinook and sockeye salmon populations.

Sep 4, 2019

Even viruses can get infected with other viruses

The Atlantic quoted Curtis Suttle, a virologist at UBC, about three newly discovered viruses present within other viruses. The article also appeared on MSN.

Apr 5, 2019

Billions of viruses are raining down on you from the upper atmosphere every day

CBC Radio interviewed UBC virologist Curtis Suttle about his study on how there is an astonishing number of viruses that are circulating around the Earth’s atmosphere and falling from it.

Jan 3, 2019

Viruses and bacteria fall back to Earth via dust storms and precipitation. Saharan dust intrusions from North Africa and rains from the Atlantic. Credit: NASA Visible Earth

Viruses – lots of them – are falling from the sky

An astonishing number of viruses are circulating around the Earth’s atmosphere – and falling from it – according to new research from scientists in Canada, Spain and the U.S.

Feb 6, 2018

Single-celled predator evolves tiny, human-like ‘eye’

Single-celled predator evolves tiny, human-like ‘eye’

A single-celled marine plankton evolved a miniature version of a multi-cellular eye, possibly to help see its prey better, according to University of British Columbia (UBC) research published today in Nature.

Jul 1, 2015

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