“The Milky Way Variant” –Viruses may Form a Vital Part of Ecosystems on Alien Planets
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Viruses are essentially roving segments of genetic material that have learned how to “put on space suits and leave the cell,” observed Greg Bear in his epic work of science fiction, Darwin’s Radio, suggesting that viruses in our genome function as carriers of evolutionary messages—a genetic radio, so to speak. In this sense, we may simply be spaceships for viruses.
“The Milky Way Variant” –Viruses may Form a Vital Part of Ecosystems on Alien Planets
“The Milky Way Variant” –Viruses may Form a…
“The Milky Way Variant” –Viruses may Form a Vital Part of Ecosystems on Alien Planets
Viruses are essentially roving segments of genetic material that have learned how to “put on space suits and leave the cell,” observed Greg Bear in his epic work of science fiction, Darwin’s Radio, suggesting that viruses in our genome function as carriers of evolutionary messages—a genetic radio, so to speak. In this sense, we may simply be spaceships for viruses.