Ed Yong's book, "I Contain Multitudes" is also a good read about the microbiome.

I believe he is in the process of writing another book, this one on the animal senses [1]

[1] https://twitter.com/edyong209/status/1096410078033465351

I am also a fan of Yong, but "Upends what we know about virues" is a bit sensational. The article interesting for sure, but lately it seems that every book or study "turns Darwin on his head" or puts us in a "post-Pasteur era". I"m not even going to think about Cacner headlines. All overstatement of interesting science findings.

upend (ŭp-ĕndˈ) v.To stand, set, or turn on one end: upend an oblong box. v.To invalidate, destroy, or change completely; overthrow: upended a popular legend. v.To win victory over; defeat.

Can't say for sure re this article, but often editors choose headlines.

Sure, but as far as I'm concerned if you get the byline you own the content. Again I like Yong, not faulting him but rather a general trend in media. I'm being a science curmudgeon.

So, distributed virus that keeps specialized factories around and ships products to other parts of the "world" is just another fact od life?

I said in my initial post that it was interesting. I don't think it "invalidates, destroys, or changes completely what we know about viruses". My gripe is with the sensational, click-bait title.

Just to offer a different opinion, I actually found this article not so easy to read. And the cliche of paraphrasing the opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice annoyed me a little.

Yeah? I’m off to read some Jane Austen. Seeya!