Urban Sprawl must be Stopped

[Kraxis]

Oh, and lets not forget the number of different viruses. Yes, many kill the cells they infect, but many don't, and indeed many ancient ones may have helped in such matters as mammalian placentas and the immune system.

And the most important one, mitochondrias.

[Byzantine Mercenary]

And the most important one, mitochondrias.

Arn't they thought have been ancient bacteria?

[Kraxis]

Arn't they thought have been ancient bacteria?

Yes of course they were, but I thought we were just talking about bad living stuff. After all in general both vira and bacteria in their aggressive states perfrom similar jobs, killing host cells.

I guess my quoting was a bit off then...

[rory_20_uk]

Yeah, the Matrix makes things to such a simple level that it ignores the complex subtelties in life.

Mitochondria either have hitched a free ride, or have been subdugated by the host cell - possibly both.

The best pathogens don't kill their host. A dead host is not going to spread further, a weakened host will die. If the host is improved, well you can conquer the world!