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'Obelisks': Entirely New Class of Life Has Been Found in The Human Digestive System
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so they are basically just genetic material with no coat?
From what AI understood, yes. Scientists are not yet sure exactly what they are, and they have no apparent way to survive outside of a cell like viruses, but they also seem to be more complex than plasmids.