The Family Tree of Viruses Just Grew – and It Paves the Way for a New Approach to Agricultural Research

For Immediate Release Alejandra Huertaahuerta@ncsu.edu Joey Pitchford, News Servicesjmpitchf@ncsu.edu Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained genetically stable for an astonishing four decades.