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As mindless replicators, viruses are also incentivized to mutate into less deadly forms over time, so as to spread more effectively.
by lukifer 6y ago
As mindless replicators, viruses are also incentivized to mutate into less deadly forms over time, so as to spread more effectively.
- jansan 6y agoEspecially if the more deadly variants are stuck in bodies of people being isolated. With quarantine measures in place, the less aggressive variants (if different variants with varying degrees of aggressiveness exist) will spread more.