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\nWith the global pandemic of Covid 19 still encompassing the world, we are generally not big fans of viruses right now. But we sure are thinking about them a lot. That’s right, even astrophysicists are pondering these bizarre little...\nWith the global pandemic of Covid 19 still encompassing the world, we are generally not big fans of viruses right now. But we sure are thinking about them a lot. That’s right, even astrophysicists are pondering these bizarre little critters. In fact, astrovirology, although very new, is actually an emerging subfield of astrobiology. And that’s because it turns out viruses don’t just influence organisms - they’re incredibly important on a planetary scale. Perhaps an interplanetary scale.\n
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2020
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space, quantum mechanics, time, viruses, genes, cells, population, rocks, mars, radiation, outer space, astrobiology, black holes, the universe, science fiction
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physics, astrophysics, space physics, pbs, space time, pbs space time, matt o’dowd, einstein, einsteinian physics, general relativity, special relativity, dark energy, dark matter, math, calculus, maths, astrovirology, covid 19, covid, coronavirus, sars cov 2, covid 19 news, virology, virus, vast array, solar system, cosmic rays, genetic material, interstellar space, alien viruses, infected cell, earth viruses, interplanetary, life, planet, infect, cell, back, shell, ability, means, evolved, earth, worlds, atmosphere
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