The Future of Germs: A Discussion with Jonathan Kennedy
New Books in Biology and Evolution
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The Evolution of Viruses
The theory of evolution is basically kind of classical economics as applied to the natural world. Where there is competition, often it's not within species and it's not competition with apex predators. The biggest driver of evolution is infectious diseases. Therefore, one of the biggest factors that allows people to survive and pass on their genes is the ability to survive infectious diseases and pandemics.
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