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Viruses–a new view on their importance in ecosystems

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      Bernard Nebel
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      I do address viruses in Volume III, Lesson B-30, but only as the cause of many serious diseases. Recent research reveals that they play a much wider role in ecosystems and have had a profound role, history, and in evolution itself, as described in this article:

      https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/science/virosphere-evolution.html/

      This is new to me and I found it intriguing. Your thoughts?

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