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Re:Evidence supports claim that SARS-CoV-2 genes can integra... by jbaber on Monday May 10, 2021 @10:16AM (#27106185)
Whoa, whoa, whoa. "vira"? In Latin, virus is a mass noun (like applesauce), so you can pluralize however you want in English because using it in the singular only works in English anyway.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_form_of_words_ending_...

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Re:Evidence supports claim that SARS-CoV-2 genes can integra... by vMPQonVtAjLWmr on Monday May 10, 2021 @01:21PM (#27108423)
What makes you think you can pluralize it in English however you want? Yeah, I mean you can do whatever and ignore grammar I guess. It's not illegal.
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