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https://i.ibb.co/tqWWnjX/image.jpg Picture on the left is a microscope image, so how do they end up with the result on the right?

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Picture on the left is a microscope image, so how do they end up with the result on the right?

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yep i remember that...

it went from this https://pic8.co/sh/HvT3Ug.jpg

to this https://pic8.co/sh/JyyEQq.jpg

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That top one looks like a bacteriophage, which I guess is technically a virus, maybe?

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I mean... Phages target bacteria and viruses generally arget eukaryotes... But they all replicate virally... So...

I'm still confused/annoyed that viruses aren't considered alive. They evolve, so I'd say yes, but I'm in the minority on that one.

It's truly mind boggling the diversity in the viral types. It makes sense with their relative simplicity, and life cycle, but still. Damn complicated.

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I watched a video on using phages to attack bugs as they gain immunity to drugs. Over time, the bugs gain immunity to phages and lose immunity to drugs. I guess as the teeter totter of immunity swings, doctors still have options.

As you said, they're as close to alive as you can get. That and how ancient they are is fascinating.