r/interestingasfuck • u/ThumYorky • 26d ago
This pixelated leaf I found /r/ALL
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I did not realize plants could get viruses
22 u/StupidityHurts 26d ago They like pretty much every other living thing can be infected with all the usual stuff. Fungi, viruses, bacteria, and parasites. 12 u/Dragonsandman 26d ago Viruses that infect bacteria have some potential for medical applications, particularly for potentially dealing with drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria. They're not a silver bullet solution, but there's been quite a lot of research that's been conducted on using bacteriophages in this manner, particularly in Georgia (the country) and in Russia. 12 u/StupidityHurts 26d ago Yea Bacteriophage research has been around for ages actually
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They like pretty much every other living thing can be infected with all the usual stuff.
Fungi, viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
12 u/Dragonsandman 26d ago Viruses that infect bacteria have some potential for medical applications, particularly for potentially dealing with drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria. They're not a silver bullet solution, but there's been quite a lot of research that's been conducted on using bacteriophages in this manner, particularly in Georgia (the country) and in Russia. 12 u/StupidityHurts 26d ago Yea Bacteriophage research has been around for ages actually
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Viruses that infect bacteria have some potential for medical applications, particularly for potentially dealing with drug-resistant pathogenic bacteria. They're not a silver bullet solution, but there's been quite a lot of research that's been conducted on using bacteriophages in this manner, particularly in Georgia (the country) and in Russia.
12 u/StupidityHurts 26d ago Yea Bacteriophage research has been around for ages actually
Yea Bacteriophage research has been around for ages actually
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u/throwaway_0122 26d ago
I did not realize plants could get viruses