Corey S Powell on Nostr: Viruses are not exactly alive...and yet they are able to collaborate. Some viruses ...
Viruses are not exactly alive...and yet they are able to collaborate. Some viruses will grab another virus by the neck so that they can work together to infect their hosts.
Scientists just observed this disturbing infectious team-up for the first time.
https://umbc.edu/stories/first-observed-virus-attaching-to-another/ #science #biology #health #life
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