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But entire populations don't mutate at once. If a virulent strain is active in thousands of people, it's going to be quite a while before the full impact of tha
by ses1984 7y ago
But entire populations don't mutate at once. If a virulent strain is active in thousands of people, it's going to be quite a while before the full impact of that epidemic is felt.
- gwd 7y agoOh, sure; I only meant to say, that normally the "evolutionary pressure" is for mutations to be less dangerous, rather than more dangerous. If anything, we should be hoping for those sorts of mutations.