BenjaminHCCarr, 
'#Obelisks': Entirely New Class of Life Has Been Found in The Human Digestive System
#Stanford biologist #IvanZheludev and colleagues argue their strange discovery may not be viruses, but instead an entirely new group of entities that may help bridge the ancient gap between the simplest #genetic molecules and more complex #viruses. "Obelisks comprise a class of diverse #RNA that have colonized, and gone unnoticed in, human, and global #microbiomes."
https://www.sciencealert.com/obelisks-entirely-new-class-of-life-has-been-found-in-the-human-digestive-system
