Trillions of Viruses Fall from the Sky Each Day

Re:Trillions of Viruses Fall from the Sky Each Day by enitihas on Sunday April 15, 2018 @10:49AM (#16842875)

That sounds like exponential reduction in the number of bacteria. How do any bacteria survive with this rate, unless I am missing something.

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Re:Trillions of Viruses Fall from the Sky Each Day by laser on Sunday April 15, 2018 @11:04AM (#16842942)

Bacteria grow at an exponential rate :) What at an incredible equilibrium. In optimal conditions E. coli can double every twenty minutes! These organisms live on a completely different time scale.

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Re:Trillions of Viruses Fall from the Sky Each Day by enitihas on Sunday April 15, 2018 @01:02PM (#16843553)

Indeed, a very special equilibrium then.

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Re:Trillions of Viruses Fall from the Sky Each Day by pas on Sunday April 15, 2018 @11:05AM (#16842949)

The lucky ones exponentially conquer the freed up space, then some lucky virus gets to them, rinse, repeat.

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Re:Trillions of Viruses Fall from the Sky Each Day by narag on Sunday April 15, 2018 @11:05AM (#16842948)

Reproducing at a higher rate?

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