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Life Sciences => Cells, Microbes & Viruses => Topic started by: Jesse on 24/04/2010 18:30:02

Title: Is there anything that eats viruses?
Post by: Jesse on 24/04/2010 18:30:02

Jesse asked the Naked Scientists:
   
Hey Naked Scientists, is there anything that eats viruses?

Thanks!

What do you think?

Title: Is there anything that eats viruses?
Post by: Bored chemist on 25/04/2010 15:31:33

Just about anything that eats will eat viruses from time to time. On the other hand I doubt there's anything that eats viruses as a significant part of their diet.

Title: Is there anything that eats viruses?
Post by: gbc89 on 27/04/2010 23:44:55

virophages eat/destroy viruses.
there's practically a phage for anything, even for phages there probably exist phages.
it's just as nature itself but even on cellular level.
like the food chain pyramid, the question of supply and demand.