Example Sentences

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The researchers named these large virus-like structures "Migrions."

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Her own Zoonomia research suggests that virus-like pieces of DNA multiplied in the genomes of our monkey-like ancestors, inserting new copies of themselves and rewiring our on-off switches in the process.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

"We think that there are actually many more genes that have retained similar virus-like biology," Shepherd continued.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2022

It does this by diverting the viral machinery of functional viruses to replicate itself, making virus-like zombies that can grow and spread, often at the expense of infectious virus.

From Scientific American • Jul. 29, 2022

In each case, they found "herpes virus-like particles" in cells of dead elephants' hearts, livers and tongues.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2022