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Topic:
Viruses
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
MODE:
When
Stuff Happened
Giant viruses (within Varidnaviria)
Virus Evolution
~1 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Extreme genetic theft
Viruses
Timeline
The P-T Extinction
Evolution
251,902,000 years ago (+/- 900 years).
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions in Siberia
Viruses
Timeline
Virus: Riboviria (Early RNA replicators)
Virus Evolution
~3.7 Billion Years Ago (+/- 100 million)
Viruses
Timeline
Retroviruses (within Riboviria)
Virus Evolution
~1.25 Billion years ago (+/- 200 million)
Stitch themselves permanently into the host’s genome
Viruses
Timeline
Bacteriophage → Duplodnaviria
Virus Evolution
~3.2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 200 million)
The HK97-Fold (Steel Pouch)
Viruses
Timeline
Ordovician–Silurian Extinction: Ice Strikes the Seas
Evolution
~444 Million Years Ago
Cause: Global Cooling and Falling Seas
Viruses
Timeline
Great Oxidation Event: Third Atmosphere
Evolution
~2.4 Billion Years Ago
Cause: Cyanobacteria Produce Oxygen
Viruses
Timeline
Triassic–Jurassic Extinction: Volcanoes Open the Age of Dinosaurs
Evolution
~201 Million Years Ago
Cause: Massive Volcanic Eruptions
Viruses
Timeline
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