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May 30, 2013 3:09 am at 3:09 am
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SecularFrummy
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And bacteria can’t evolve into viruses. Viruses are obligate intracellular pathogens that require a host cell’s DNA replicating or RNA translating machinery in order to “infect.” Bacteria are indepedant life-forms that can reproduce on their own.
It is however, theoretically possible for a bacteria to be lysed and some of its genetic material find its way into a protein coat, and become a virus like entity.