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Actually yes, the reverse does occur in nature. There are viruses that scientists believe originated from more complex life forms into "simpler" ones. https://e
by TSiege 7y ago
Actually yes, the reverse does occur in nature. There are viruses that scientists believe originated from more complex life forms into "simpler" ones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_virus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_virus
- leftyted 7y agoThanks, that's fascinating. Relevant part from wikipedia: > Their discovery and subsequent characterization has triggered some debate concerning the evolutionary origins of giant viruses. The two main hypotheses for their origin are that either they evolved from small viruses, picking up DNA from host organisms, or that they evolved from very complicated organisms into the current form which is not self-sufficient for reproduction. What sort of complicated organism giant viruses might have diverged from is also a topic of debate. One proposal is that the origin point actually represents a fourth domain of life, but this is not universally accepted