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Viruses
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
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~3.2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 200 million)
Bacteriophage → Duplodnaviria
Virus Evolution
The HK97-Fold (Steel Pouch)
Around the time of the first bacteria, about 3.2 billion years ago and after LUCA, the Duplodnaviria evolved a high-pressure, icosahedral protein armor that turned viruses into biological syringes capable of injecting DNA into any domain of life.
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