Used contact lens solution hosts giant virus, ecosystem of parasites
See on Scoop.it – Virology and Bioinformatics from Virology.ca
In July of last year, researchers in France described a rather disturbing example of what could happen if you’re not careful about cleaning your contact lenses. A 17-year-old patient had been wearing monthly lenses well past their expiration date, and rinsing them with a cleaning solution she’d diluted with tap water. The end result was an eye infection…
Via @carlzimmer
Research article:
“Provirophages and transpovirons as the diverse mobilome of giant viruses”
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1208835109
See on arstechnica.com
