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Drosophilla
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Message 19 of 24 (671029)
08-21-2012 5:37 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Kiddo
08-20-2012 12:15 PM


Origin of viruses
Hi Kiddo,
I am saying this because as I understand viruses, they only exist to survive and increase their population.
And how is this different to the reason for existence of any life form? Plants, fungi, bacteria, animals - they all exist to survive and propagate their species.

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Drosophilla
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Message 21 of 24 (671208)
08-23-2012 7:39 AM
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08-22-2012 9:20 PM


all other organisms tend to increase their functionality/complexity , like secreting enzymes, developing protective coats around them, etc. But in case of viruses, they became more simpler and lost their functions rather than gaining new ones.
But regardless of complexity of operation, all lifeforms have the basic function to make more copies of themselves. Unless you can think of another reason why a mushroom pops up out of the ground.

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