In fact, as a human species with many living species We live together. Millions of bacteria and viruses live in our bodies. Some of these creatures we know about, while some are newly discovered. One of these was obelisks, which have a virus-like structure.

It looks like a virus, but not

This interesting structure, discovered by Stanford University biologist Ivan Zheludev and his team, has created a species that could enable the transition between viruses and more advanced living things. So far, it has been claimed that the RNA stacks of these Obelisk species are hidden in the microbiome. For Obelisk Their structure consists of a small number of nucleotides.

In the article that has not yet been reviewed by other scientists 5.4 million datasets were investigated and approximately 30,000 different Obelisks were discovered. These structures were seen in 10 percent of the people who participated in the study. In one data set, these structures were observed in half of the samples taken from human oral tissue.

Scientists have not yet discovered all of them, except one obelisks They are not sure which buildings he is housed in. Moreover, these structures oblin It also contains codes for a new type of protein called egg white. Half of the obelisks consist of this protein. This distinguishes Obelisks from viruses. The structure is also larger than other intracellular structures. According to the researchers, the structure could form RNA plasmids.

Study, bioRxivIt was published in .