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Title |
Inevitability of the emergence and persistence of genetic parasites caused by evolutionary instability of parasite-free states
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Published in |
Biology Direct, December 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s13062-017-0202-5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Eugene V. Koonin, Yuri I. Wolf, Mikhail I. Katsnelson |
Abstract |
Genetic parasites, including viruses and mobile genetic elements, are ubiquitous among cellular life forms, and moreover, are the most abundant biological entities on earth that harbor the bulk of the genetic diversity. Here we examine simple thought experiments to demonstrate that both the emergence of parasites in simple replicator systems and their persistence in evolving life forms are inevitable because the putative parasite-free states are evolutionarily unstable. This article has been reviewed by Yitzhak Pilpel, Bojan Zagrovic, and Eric van Nimwegen. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 10 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Brazil | 2 | 20% |
Spain | 1 | 10% |
Netherlands | 1 | 10% |
Canada | 1 | 10% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 4 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Scientists | 7 | 70% |
Members of the public | 3 | 30% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 79 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 79 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 19% |
Researcher | 14 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
Student > Master | 6 | 8% |
Professor | 4 | 5% |
Other | 8 | 10% |
Unknown | 24 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 25 | 32% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 24% |
Chemistry | 2 | 3% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 3% |
Mathematics | 1 | 1% |
Other | 6 | 8% |
Unknown | 24 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 May 2022.
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#1,961,131
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#71
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#44,360
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#3
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