Antarctica's icy lakes have been discovered to house a surprisingly
diverse community of viruses, including some that were previously
unidentified. The finding could shed light on whether microbial life
evolved independently in Antarctica, which has been isolated for
millions of years, or they were introduced there more recently.
Some of these lakes which are frozen nine months of the year, have
little animal life and are dominated by microorganisms, including
algae, bacteria, protozoans and viruses.
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