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Here is the question that this immediately raises in my mind: if this drug can cure any viral infection, then why haven't any species evolved to produce the dru

by NickM 15y ago

Here is the question that this immediately raises in my mind: if this drug can cure any viral infection, then why haven't any species evolved to produce the drug in their own bodies?

mhb 15y ago
Because the universe of good things that you can imagine vastly outnumbers those which were selected for.
colanderman 15y ago
That's answered in the article. (The processes which produce similar chemicals are themselves blocked by some viruses.)