Demiansky
Demiansky t1_jdjcjzn wrote
Reply to comment by Alwayssunnyinarizona in What happened to the old COVID variants, like Delta? Could they come back? by number1dork
Good analogy, but I'd compare it more to something like "could Homo Erectus come back???" The answer is "not really" because it already exists in us, today. Its like asking whether your great, great grandfather can come back.
Older versions of the virus can't come back because they've already evolved into the more modern version of the virus we see today.
Demiansky t1_jc9v6n7 wrote
Reply to comment by Lupicia in Researchers: Floating solar panels could provide over a third of global electricity by TurretLauncher
Yep, so dam lakes that are used as gravity batteries could be refilled via the solar panels which then pump eater back in.
Demiansky t1_iyx5wso wrote
Reply to comment by Trackmaster15 in Why Roman Egypt was such a strange province by oni64
Could be, but I think we must remember that Egypt was "special" given its special status as a Roman province. It was the most reliable grain producer in the Meditteranean, and presumably that also afforded it a certain consistency when it came to urban infrastructure and development.
Demiansky t1_jdkfryf wrote
Reply to comment by Booty_Bumping in What happened to the old COVID variants, like Delta? Could they come back? by number1dork
Well, no, not every strain of the virus was on some kind of conveyor belt of evolution anymore than the hominid family tree. But all of the earlier, less virulent variants are the direct ancestors of modern variants.