Viro3D: A Comprehensive Resource of Predicted Viral Protein Structures Unveils Evolutionary Insights and Functional Annotations - MarkTechPost
Viruses infect organisms across all domains of life, playing key roles in ecological processes such as ocean biogeochemical cycles and the regulation of microbial populations while also causing diseases in humans, animals, and plants. Viruses are Earth's most abundant biological entities, characterized by rapid evolution, high mutation rates, and frequent genetic exchanges with hosts and other viruses. This constant genetic flux leads to highly diverse genomes with mosaic architectures, challenging functional annotation, evolutionary analysis, and taxonomic classification. Viruses have likely emerged multiple times throughout history despite their diversity, with some lineages predating the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). This highlights
