Friday, November 18, 2022
are viruses relatives?
I guess all things living are descended from one original asexual 'cell'. Seems odd of course, but is most likely origin.
But what about viruses. This is rather less obvious. I could imagine that these might have started a number of times independently, whatever that means. A virus could be created in the decomposition of other life forms a number of times.
This begs question about evolution. Is decomposition a new creation, or a metamorphosis?
I think the later. You cannot have viruses without preceding life. ? .
One might expect a greater design diversity in viruses, with fewer obvious ancestral trees.
Martin
