VIRAL PRIMER 101. The tiny replicons outsource the messy stuff that need complex machinery to their hosts, allowing viruses to be excessively streamlined and flexible. This flexibility gave some of the fastest reproductive cycles and greatest diversity on the planet. This deceptive simplicity has led many observers to believe that viruses are indeed simple, and many believe that they are actually non-living. Nasus non videatur in facie tua.
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