Microbial World

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Any kind of organism has most likely evolved to eat some kind of organic substance. In addition to eating vegetables, meat, algae, insects, and germs, certain animals also consume viruses, which have just been discovered by scientists.

It is inevitable that species may mistakenly consume viruses because they are ubiquitous everywhere, according to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. John DeLong, a researcher at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, was interested in discovering whether any bacteria actively absorbed viruses and whether such a diet could promote population growth in both the individual and the community.
“They’re made up of really good stuff: nucleic acids, a lot of nitrogen and phosphorous,” said DeLong. “Everything should want to eat them. So many things will eat anything they can get ahold of. Surely something would have learned how to eat these really good raw materials.”
According to a New Atlas story, DeLong and his team tested the notion by taking samples of pond water, extracting various microbes, and then introducing a significant amount of chlorovirus, a freshwater inhabitant that infects green algae. Over the next few days, the scientists kept an eye on the numbers of the various bacteria and viruses to check if the latter were consuming the former.

In fact, a particular ciliate bacteria by the name of Halteria appeared to be chewing on the viruses. In water samples where the ciliates lacked access to any other food supply, Halteria populations increased by around 15 times in just two days, whereas chlorovirus concentrations decreased by 100 times. In the absence of the virus, Halteria did not develop at all in control samples.

In further studies, the team found that after labelling chlorovirus DNA with fluorescent dye, Halteria cells instantly began to shine. It was now simpler to confirm that Halteria was in fact consuming the virus.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Microbiology at the university of eastern Finland.

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Felix Gretarsson, 49, has become the first person in the world to receive a successful double arm and shoulder transplant.

The Icelandic man, who was an electrician, lost both of his arms in an awful work accident in 1998.

Gretarsson set out on 12 January with the aim of fixing a line that served 500 homes.

Felix Gretarsson is the first person to have a successful double arm transplant. Credit: SWNS
Felix Gretarsson is the first person to have a successful double arm transplant. Credit: SWNS
However, there was some confusion as to what part of the line needed fixing, which led Gretarsson touching the wrong wire.

He was subsequently electrocuted and plummeted 32ft to the ground.

Recalling the incident, Gretarsson said: "I didn't remember until years after, but I fell down and I remember the only thing I felt was pain in the belly and confusion.

"With a trauma like this, the body shuts off. I had no feeling of burning arms and broken back. It was just complete shock."

Gretarsson's arms were set on fire during the incident, and his colleagues rushed to a nearby river for water to put the flames out.

The last thing Gretarsson remembers were the kind words of a colleague who was trying to keep him calm as they tried to douse the flames.

While the severely injured man successfully made it to the hospital, his troubles didn't stop there.

Following the accident, Gretarsson went into a three-month-long coma, during which he had 54 operations, including a double arm amputation, in an effort to save his life.

With the surgeries being a success, Gretarsson went to a rehab centre, where his pain medication was slowly reduced.

However, he soon became reliant on other substances to cope, forming addictions that would so badly damage his liver he would eventually need a transplant.

It is during this time that Gretarsson lost his job, his then-girlfriend, and couldn't see his two young daughters.

While things looked bleak, he found renewed hope after tracking down a world-class surgeon and begging him to perform the ground-breaking double arm transplant.