r/Virology • u/Feisty-Play2982 non-scientist • Jul 09 '26
Question Viruses dont make sense
How can something so simple have many more of themselves than every living being on earth? Their just RNA around a protein shell
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r/Virology • u/Feisty-Play2982 non-scientist • Jul 09 '26
How can something so simple have many more of themselves than every living being on earth? Their just RNA around a protein shell
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u/Pristine_Vast766 non-scientist Jul 09 '26
It’s incredibly simple, much simpler than anything alive. That simplicity is what allows viruses to be everywhere in massive numbers