<div dir="ltr">I'm about to plunge into "Viruses as Complex Adaptive Systems",  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Viruses-Complex-Adaptive-Systems-Primers-ebook/dp/B07DR2Q7GP/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780691158846&linkCode=qs&qid=1587516171&s=books&sr=1-1">https://www.amazon.com/Viruses-Complex-Adaptive-Systems-Primers-ebook/dp/B07DR2Q7GP/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780691158846&linkCode=qs&qid=1587516171&s=books&sr=1-1</a><div><br></div><div>Read Chapter one in Google Books.    Seems fascinating and accessible.<br><div><br></div><div>Seems like discussion should be going there.   What is the virus "doing"?   Is it acting alone or is it part of some autocatalytic thing?   I generally start from the notion that the virome regulates genetic expression (mostly in bacteria, gut microbiome, and so on).  </div><div><br></div><div>Carl</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> <br><div><br></div></div></div></div>