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mcculley ◴[26 Aug 25 18:38 UTC] No.45030508[source]▶

I always wonder this and maybe people in the comments here know the answer: If humans had the technology to eliminate all viruses on Earth, what would be the outcome? Do viruses keep other bad things in check? Would there be bad consequences if we eliminated all viruses?

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1. throwaway81523 ◴[27 Aug 25 01:48 UTC] No.45034562[source]▶

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Viruses are part of other biological processes as well as keeping things in check. For example, there is a bunch of viral activity involved in human pregnancy. A quick web search found this:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6177113/

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One universal antiviral to rule them all?