The Coronavirus Is Already Changing the Way We Think About Scientific Cooperation

Viruses ‘cooperate.’ To keep up, scientists are, too.

Ella Fassler
OneZero
Published in
5 min readMar 25, 2020

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VViruses are constantly evolving through interactions inside “clouds.” Inside these swarms, they pick up traits from their neighbors, forming novel strains that more efficiently hijack cells or are harder for the immune system to…

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Ella Fassler
OneZero

Writer, Researcher, Sleuth|Armenian American| @thenation @truthout @slate | She/They | Questioning Everything| Tech, Science, Power,