30,000+ year old virus revived

woodypusher

misanthrope

Science

05 Mar 14

woodypusher

misanthrope

seclusion

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05 Mar 14

http://news.msn.com/science-technology/giant-virus-revived-after-more-than-30000-years?ocid=ansnews11

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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06 Mar 14

Originally posted by woodypusher
http://news.msn.com/science-technology/giant-virus-revived-after-more-than-30000-years?ocid=ansnews11

The piece says it is harmless to humans but what is its function?

FabianFnas

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07 Mar 14

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Originally posted by sonhouse
The piece says it is harmless to humans but what is its function?

To multiply...?

Does everything have to have a function? Like an intelligent designer who create something to have a function? Why does everything have to have a meaning in its life?

humy

Joined: 06 Mar 12
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07 Mar 14

Originally posted by FabianFnas
To multiply...?

Does everything has to have a function? Like an intelligent designer who create something to have a function? Why does everything have to have a meaning in its life?

The function of this virus is 42, silly!

twhitehead

Cape Town

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07 Mar 14

Originally posted by sonhouse
The piece says it is harmless to humans but what is its function?

Virus' do not have a function, they only have infection characteristics/side effects. This particular one, multiplies by infecting amoeba as far as we know.