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  1. @drmobs

    Viruses aren’t simply tiny villains. They help regulate bacterial populations, recycle nutrients, and drive evolution by moving genes around.

    Some ancient viral DNA even became useful to us. A famous example is syncytin, derived from an ancient retrovirus and now important in forming the placenta.

    We also use viruses medically, including in gene therapy, cancer treatments, and bacteriophage therapy against some bacterial infections.

    So yes, a virus can make you bloody sick. But in nature, viruses are also part of the machinery that keeps life changing and adapting.

    #viruses #gene #therapy #infection

  2. @drmobs

    Viruses aren’t simply tiny villains. They help regulate bacterial populations, recycle nutrients, and drive evolution by moving genes around.

    Some ancient viral DNA even became useful to us. A famous example is syncytin, derived from an ancient retrovirus and now important in forming the placenta.

    We also use viruses medically, including in gene therapy, cancer treatments, and bacteriophage therapy against some bacterial infections.

    So yes, a virus can make you bloody sick. But in nature, viruses are also part of the machinery that keeps life changing and adapting.

    #viruses #gene #therapy #infection

  3. @drmobs

    Viruses aren’t simply tiny villains. They help regulate bacterial populations, recycle nutrients, and drive evolution by moving genes around.

    Some ancient viral DNA even became useful to us. A famous example is syncytin, derived from an ancient retrovirus and now important in forming the placenta.

    We also use viruses medically, including in gene therapy, cancer treatments, and bacteriophage therapy against some bacterial infections.

    So yes, a virus can make you bloody sick. But in nature, viruses are also part of the machinery that keeps life changing and adapting.

    #viruses #gene #therapy #infection

  4. @drmobs

    Viruses aren’t simply tiny villains. They help regulate bacterial populations, recycle nutrients, and drive evolution by moving genes around.

    Some ancient viral DNA even became useful to us. A famous example is syncytin, derived from an ancient retrovirus and now important in forming the placenta.

    We also use viruses medically, including in gene therapy, cancer treatments, and bacteriophage therapy against some bacterial infections.

    So yes, a virus can make you bloody sick. But in nature, viruses are also part of the machinery that keeps life changing and adapting.

    #viruses #gene #therapy #infection

  5. @drmobs

    Viruses aren’t simply tiny villains. They help regulate bacterial populations, recycle nutrients, and drive evolution by moving genes around.

    Some ancient viral DNA even became useful to us. A famous example is syncytin, derived from an ancient retrovirus and now important in forming the placenta.

    We also use viruses medically, including in gene therapy, cancer treatments, and bacteriophage therapy against some bacterial infections.

    So yes, a virus can make you bloody sick. But in nature, viruses are also part of the machinery that keeps life changing and adapting.

    #viruses #gene #therapy #infection

  6. What is a boil (furuncle)?
    A. A type of viral infection
    B. A deep bacterial infection of a hair follicle
    C. A fungal skin lesion
    D. A blocked sweat gland
    #boil #furuncle #infection #bacterialinfection ... Continue to: facebook.com/1130092409221646/

  7. What is a boil (furuncle)?
    A. A type of viral infection
    B. A deep bacterial infection of a hair follicle
    C. A fungal skin lesion
    D. A blocked sweat gland
    #boil #furuncle #infection #bacterialinfection ... Continue to: facebook.com/1130092409221646/