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> "[A virus wouldn’t be expected to develop a bunch of resistances to the current human antibodies if it evolved in] An animal, because animals in natural circu
by pazimzadeh 5y ago
> "[A virus wouldn’t be expected to develop a bunch of resistances to the current human antibodies if it evolved in] An animal, because animals in natural circumstances don’t have human antibodies"
Animal antibodies would work just fine to put selective pressure on the virus.
- downrightmike 5y agoThat's why viruses coming out of bats are so scary. Bat immune systems are strange and complex, but they allow the virus room to exist and mutate.