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According to the results of a published study, recently a detected virus that lives in the human intestines can be infected half the world’s population. For today This new virus, unfortunately, has been little studied. Therefore scientists seek to quickly find out how it affects health a person and what susceptibility has to certain conditions and ambient temperatures. A group of researchers led by bioinformatics Robert Edwards professor at Sun University Diego, not only works closely on the study of a new virus, but also I am ready to share some of my conclusions on this subject. Earlier researchers found hints of the presence of this virus after DNA analysis taken from fecal samples of 12 people. As a result they found in almost all samples a common viral cluster DNA After processing the analyzes, the researchers decided to go further and began to search for a large database of genetic sequences in samples taken from people living on different continents. To my Surprisingly, scientists found that the virus’s inherent sequence DNA is present in 75 percent of human feces samples. Given the inaccuracies, the researchers roughly estimated that this virus lives in at least half of the population of the whole globe. But how could such a common virus go unnoticed for so long? Edwards sure one of the reasons for the “carelessness” of scientists may be that earlier most researchers compared the DNA of current samples with only already known DNA sequences. And in a new study scientists in search of common sequences first compared DNA samples with each other. “We made several different kinds comparisons and drew attention to the abundance of common compounds, present in samples. As it turned out later, it was a virus, ” said Edwards. According to a study, a new virus that scientists dubbed crAssphage, is a type of virus known science as a bacteriophage. That is, this virus infects bacteria. Quite it is likely that crAssphage infects a very common type intestinal bacteria called Bacteroidetes. Researchers suggest that the mission of the virus is to control the amount of Bacteroidetes bacteria in the human intestines. This is a new discovery. help scientists understand how germs in the gut affect human health, and how exactly this virus interacts with bacteria in the intestines. However, for more accurate answers specialists need time. The only thing they can say Researchers today, this virus is unlikely to be fatal. dangerous because at least half of humanity is already infected with it, at the same time, there are no symptoms in infected people dangerous diseases. However, consider the virus completely safe. also should not. Scientists do not exclude the possibility that with under certain conditions, this virus can provoke obesity and even cancer.
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