Preface; Guenther Witzany.-
1. Revolutionary struggle for existence: introduction to four intriguing puzzles in virus research; Matti Jalasvuori.-
2. Quasispecies dynamics of RNA viruses; Miguel Angel Martínez et al.-
3. The origin of virions and virocells: the escape hypothesis revisited; Patrick Forterre, Mart Krupovic.-
4. Scratching the Surface of Biology's Dark Matter; Merry Youle et al.-
5. Virus universe: can it be constructed from a limited number of viral architectures; Hanna M. Oksanen et al.-
6. The addiction module as a social force; Luis Villarreal.-
7. Viral integration and consequences on host gene expression; Sébastien Desfarges, Angela Ciuffi.-
8. Persistent plant viruses: molecular hitchhikers or epigenetic elements?; Marilyn Roossinck.-
9. The concept of virus in the post-Megavirus era; Jean Michel Claverie, Chantal Abergel.-
10. Unpacking the baggage : Origin and Evolution of Giant Viruses; Jonathan Filee, Michael Chandler.-
11. Megavirales composing a fourth domain of life: Mimiviridae and Marseilleviridae; Philippe Colson, Didier Raoult.-
12. On viruses, bats and men: a natural history of food-borne viral infections; Harald Brussow.-
13. LTR retroelement-derived protein-coding genes and vertebrate evolution; Domitille Chalopin et al.-
14. Koala retrovirus endogenisation in action; Rachael Tarlington.-
15. The evolutionary interplay between exogenous and endogenous sheep betaretroviruses; Alessia Armezzani et al.-
16. Endogenous retroviruses and the epigenome ; Andrew B. Conley, I.King Jordan.-
17. From viruses to genes: syncytins; Philippe Pérot et al.-
18. Hepatitis G Virus or GBV-C: A Natural Anti-HIV Interfering Virus; Omar Bagasra et al.-
19. Salutary Contributions of Viruses to Medicine and Public Health; Steve Abedon.-
20. From Molecular Entities to Competent Agents: Viral Infection-Derived Consortia Act as Natural Genetic Engineers; Guenther Witzany.
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