G’day, Dr Karl here.
Over the last few episodes together we have considered the difference between a virus and a bacterium, grappled with the intellectual problem of whether a virus is alive or not, and looked at just how we discovered these incredibly tiny critters. That was deep stuff, and I didn’t even touch on where they came from.
But while mysteries surrounding viruses are intriguing, most people are pretty convinced of one thing – viruses are bad news. But that’s only part of the story. In fact, without viruses, we couldn’t have babies or even think.