Scientists See Viruses Like Ebola Do Something They Didn’t Know About Until Now

Filoviruses, like Ebola, were recently discovered to do something scientists say they didn’t know about before now: They “edit” their genes as they infect hosts.

The research published this week in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal mBio revealed insight into how filoviruses behave during the replication and transcription of their genetic code. Ebola and Marburg virus were the specific strains studied.

What scientists saw was a protein involved in RNA synthesis adding extra nucleotides, thus making new RNA. Specially, the researchers found this happening in glycoprotein RNA, which makes a protein that coats the virus’ surface. READ MORE ->

This is exactly how evil works to replicate itself and adapt to survive