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Viruses Infected By Viruses
SpaceAdmiral writes "Scientists have discovered a virus that can infect another virus. The fact that viruses can essentially get sick may change the debate over whether they are alive or not. Check out Nature for a slightly more technical article about the 'virophage.'"
"The fact that viruses can essentially get sick may change the debate over whether they are alive or not."
Ya ... to the debate over whether the viruses that make the viruses sick are alive or not.
So a virus that attacks viruses eh? I wonder if there a virus that attacks the virus that attacks the viruses? And a virus that attacks the virus that attacks the virus that...er...well, you know what I mean. And what if the first virus evolves to attack the last virus....every time you get one of those mysterious unidentified itches it could just be a ring of viruses all chasing each other around in circles!
I like my coffee the way I like my women - roasted and ground up into little tiny pieces.
The local phone book makes an interesting read if that's the excuse you need to relax with some good whikey
No, no! Human Pamplona virus is the one that makes seemingly healthy, sane people go running with the bulls!
OH.. Oh.. ohhh.. ok. I read the headline and I said "Man! Again, another article about Windows Vista!"
Kidding!
Somewhere in the world a grammar nazi just had a stroke at their keyboard.
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Tricking to reproduce? Humans have been done this for ages.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
which of course brings us to the conclusion that mules are sometimes (rarely) alive