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0 pointstrinovantes4y ago0 comments

If it's too lethal, it would probably kill all its carriers before spreading too far

I wonder if anyone's ever calculated the optimal parameters for a disease to end humanity

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It doesn't have to kill anyone. Just sterilize the young.

Or it could kill off only males (or only females). There is at least one SciFi story based on that premise.

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0 pointstrinovantes4y ago0 comments

If it's too lethal, it would probably kill all its carriers before spreading too far

I wonder if anyone's ever calculated the optimal parameters for a disease to end humanity

It doesn't have to kill anyone. Just sterilize the young.

Or it could kill off only males (or only females). There is at least one SciFi story based on that premise.

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