fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoThe virus she told you not to worry about.mander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down13
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minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 month agoDepends on the virus. Some of the hepatitis viruses can live for months outside of a host.
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAnd many bacteria can live for years in hard vacuum. That doesn’t tell us anything about the environment they need to live though.
minus-square8uurg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe differences between surviving, living and thriving can be pretty big.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoEspecially seeing we haven’t even made up our minds on whether they’re ever alive to begin with.
Depends on the virus. Some of the hepatitis viruses can live for months outside of a host.
And many bacteria can live for years in hard vacuum. That doesn’t tell us anything about the environment they need to live though.
The differences between surviving, living and thriving can be pretty big.
Especially seeing we haven’t even made up our minds on whether they’re ever alive to begin with.