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This is true, but it might take a few hundred years. I think it would be better if we try and help the process along.
by danieltillett 7y ago
This is true, but it might take a few hundred years. I think it would be better if we try and help the process along.
- jl2718 7y agoI'm not sure, but you might be greatly underestimating the rate of evolution for these virii. Generally it is ~10^9 faster than eukaryote evolution (https://viralzone.expasy.org/4136 https://viralzone.expasy.org/4136) and there are many (10^?) generations that occur in every host. Early selective pressure for fast replication makes it deadly, but late-stage selective pressure is to be transmissible through mild symptoms. The end game is that it becomes part of our DNA. I might also mention that the virus doesn't really care about us. Mostly it's interested in infecting our bacteria. That's kind of a joke, but in reality, it says everything about how to control it.
- danieltillett 7y agoWe have a pretty good idea how fast corona virus evolve. Yes there will be selection pressure for it to become less deadly, but this can take a long time. My proposal is how we can speed up this process.