Re:Trillions of Viruses Fall from the Sky Each Day
by erikpukinskis on Sunday April 15, 2018 @12:43PM
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Viruses are fundamentally smaller than bacteria, so they’re not really competitors in the zero-sum sense.
Saying they are in an existential battle is like saying birds and insects are in an existential battle. They might kill each other and occupy the same physical space, but one can’t really replace the other in the fitness landscape.
Saying they are in an existential battle is like saying birds and insects are in an existential battle. They might kill each other and occupy the same physical space, but one can’t really replace the other in the fitness landscape.