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Megavirus Discovered Off The Coast Of Chile

Scientists from the French Centre national de la recherche scientifique (National Center of Scientific Research) have discovered the world's largest virus - don't worry, it's still pretty small - but it's an important step in understanding the evolution of one of the most prevalent and fascinating life-forms on Earth.

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How Rust and Simple Science are Saving Lives by Creating Clean Drinking Water

How can rusty iron filings cure viruses in developing nations? We decided to take a look at how a group of Illinois students used simple science to improve a low-cost-low-tech water filter already saving lives around the world.

If the systems are as effective as they seem, worldwide scalability of the concept could help provide clean drinking water to millions.

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Are torrents and other downloads as bad for viruses as people say?

Tom: People often complain about viruses from torrents and music downloads from programs like LimeWire, but I've personally never had a virus from one of these. Ok, so I once downloaded an infected torrent, but I had the sense to scan it before I opened it, and when I make downloads of LimeWire it... (2 answers)

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What is an easier download agent than Limewire that doesn't give out so many viruses?

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