Metroids are the titular creatures of of one of Nintendo’s best loved franchises. They are also some of the most feared monsters in all of gaming with their insatiable thirst for life energy and resistance to most weapons. So it’s a pretty good thing that they don’t exist in real life then… right? Well they actually do exist and live right here on Earth. Will they kill us all or save us from something far more deadly? Watch this video to find out!
A huge thank you to Susanne Pfeifer of Arizona State University and her lab for their work on the Metroid virus. Click the link below to check out her lab’s page and more information about their amazing work:
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