Africa: The Giant Viruses That Orchestrate Life in the Polar Regions: [The Conversation Africa] Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their abundance and ecological importance, many of them have long remained invisible to science. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT2hcB #Africa #Viruses #Ecosystems #MicrobialLife #BiogeochemicalCycles