Montana State University receives $1.37 million to create "viral tree of life"

"We are known for finding bizarre viruses."

Montana State University researchers are looking more closely at the most abundant form of life-like entities on earth–viruses.

This fall, the university received a grant of $1.37 million over five years from the National Science Foundation. The money will allow faculty members and students at MSU to broaden the understanding of the viral world and its relationship to cellular life.

Melynda Harrison, MSU News Service

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