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~2.75 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Virus: Varidnaviria
Virus Evolution
double jelly-roll capsid DNA viruses
About 2.75 billion years ago, the Varidnaviria evolved a unique “Double Jelly-Roll” protein fold to build massive, diverse shells, allowing viruses to scale up from tiny parasites to “giant” viruses that mimic cells.
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Are viruses alive?
Evolution
The definition of life is not absolute; it is a human classification built around a cluster of biological properties such as metabolism, reproduction, and evolution.
Viruses
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