Do you think that our species is exempt from "kill-the-winner" predator-prey dynamics? (KTW is the colloquial term for the cyclical dynamic by which phages promote community evenness by reducing the numbers of the most abundant bacterial strains.)
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Barry and Brooke,
Right on! We're a young species, and our population density continues to increase, likewise our dependence on high-density monocrops. Add to that modern travel carrying any bug around the globe in a matter of days, if not hours, the millions of uprooted refugees, and the increasing number of people living without safe water to drink, and we seem to be creating opportunities for both viruses and Bacteria. Neither are known to let opportunities pass by.
Posted by: Merry | July 02, 2011 at 06:01 PM