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Then where’d they come from? They had to have come from somewhere?
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Good question. I have no idea, Phrozen. I only can guess based on theories I do know about. Other than that, I don’t know.
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lol
Hilarious! Why were you up so late/early looking for virus information?
Yes! I love that comparison to Star Trek’s Data and the Terminator. Perfect comparison and great article.
I know two veterinarians that disagree with me though, lol. One was a mentor of mine who I really like and respect dearly. But when I was doing my rotations, he told me they are living, so for the longest time I believed him. But me being me, I researched it myself and since then, I disagree with him. And a new guy we just hired disagrees with me too. There’s four vets including me, and he’s the only guy out of the four of us and the only one who thinks differently. Maybe it’s a guy thing lol.
He and I have friendly debates about viruses every now and then. He thinks they’re living organisms similar to parasites, just not as complex. I disagree with him because cells of free-living organisms, including bacteria, contain a variety of organelles essential for life such as ribosomes that manufacture proteins, mitochondria or other structures that generate energy and complex membranes for transporting molecules within the cell, across the cell wall. Viruses not being cells, have none of these and they can’t move or reproduce until they infect a living cell. Once inside, they take over the cell’s organelles and use what they need to complete the virus cycle, often killing the cell in the process. Viruses can’t even grow. Parasites can and do grow. But I think it’s more like the “Is Pluto a planet or a dwarf planet/celestial body?” kind of thing.
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