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00:00You need to watch this if you struggle with understanding how tiny things can control the whole ocean.

00:05Seriously, giant viruses are rewriting the rules.

00:09Here's why you should care.

00:11These aren't your average germs.

00:13Giant viruses, called gyruses, are so big you could spot them under a regular microscope.

00:18They infect tiny sea creatures like algae and amoebas, the real MVPs of the marine food chain.

00:24Using a tool named Baren, scientists found 230 new groups of these gyruses,

00:29mostly hiding in cold places like Antarctica and the Baltic Sea.

00:33But here's the wild part.

00:35Some of these viruses actually mess with photosynthesis.

00:39They hack their host's energy system to make more viruses.

00:42By killing off their hosts, gyruses help control harmful algal blooms,

00:47keeping our oceans and even our seafood safer.

00:49Plus, their weird new proteins could lead to breakthroughs in medicine or ecotech someday.

00:55So next time you look at the ocean, remember?

00:57It's not just fish and whales.

00:58It's a whole universe of viral giants running the show.

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