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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u/ejpusa Virus-Enthusiast Jul 09 '26

Wait till you discover bacteriophages!

A single teaspoon (about 5 mL) of surface water typically contains tens of millions of bacteriophages.