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[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

I know what you're saying.

Viruses are solvent devices created by the body to do X or Y.

This is a fact. Viruses are the natural nanobots that change a single cell into baby, etc.
They are the biological construction workers that operate in the background.

They are communicable cause that herpes can spread. My college roommate dated a girl who denied it was a cold sore.
His face later confirmed it was a cold sore.

So the nanobots can jump similar ships.

I have serious doubts about the possibility of contracting viruses from bats, or monkeys. :-/

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

At least from this whole thing I've learned that "viruses" are actually as important to us as bacteria, and so much of us is this "extra" matter.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Are you referring to junk DNA, which is basically a portion of biological code that is archived, and no longer being used?

Edit: or after you referring to the virome, which is active virus bioecology

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

When I said "extra" matter, I meant that humans are largely water and half bacteria and viruses and mites and such (more or less) and our DNA is actually only half (more or less) of our mass. Plus I have a tape worm. :P

[–]DffrntDrmmr 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

humans are largely water

Tell me about it. I'm two-thirds water and make a splashy sound when I walk.

[–]JasonCarswell[S] 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I know right? My diaper makes the same splashy sound when I walk too!