Our Universe Could be Littered With Alien Viruses — and We Should be Looking for Them

A new study seeks to correct this oversight, calling for an entirely new discipline known as “astrovirology.”

from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/01/our-universe-could-be-littered-with-alien-viruses-and-we-should-be-looking-for-them/