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This is very cool, It rather effectively simulates sexual reproduction in a virus. Furthermore, the host could develop an immune response to one strain of a mo
by yarg 10y ago
This is very cool,
It rather effectively simulates sexual reproduction in a virus.
Furthermore, the host could develop an immune response to one strain of a module, catch another strain and the other dormant modules once again become active.
One scary facet of the way that this works, if there exist module combinations that prove lethal to the hosts, there is a significantly reduced likelihood that the infection will burn itself out - the lethal version can exist spread out across the population randomly combining to strike down some poor innocent mosquito.
Disclaimer: I'm not a virologist, and there's a good chance I'm full of shit.