Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A research ship sails in the Atlantic Ocean, where scientists are studying the roles of marine viruses. SW Wilhelm Virus. The word ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Steven Wilhelm, University of Tennessee and Joshua Weitz, University of Maryland (THE ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life ...