Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus

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You’ve got trillions of viruses inside you – right now! But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and even killing cancer cells. But what happens when they turn against you? Let's look at the wild world of the human virome.

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0:23 You Are an Ecosystem
2:07 The Silent Mass Murderers of Your Body
4:37 When Viruses Turn Bacteria Into Killers
7:19 Cancer Killing Viruses
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[shaunh]

As an amateur phage researcher, I’m really thankful to Kurzgesagt for spreading the word about the virusphere! It was their original “Bacteriophage” video which led me down the path of interest into the subject, slowly transforming into a career. Unfortunately, phage research is super slow as they’re way harder to work with compared to antibiotics, and governments only relegate their use to Special Access Schemes (you have to be on your deathbed before we’re allowed to treat with phage therapy).

Edit: Thanks for all the interesting comments, guys! I've still yet to delve into the many, many mysteries of the phage, but I'll do my best to answer your curious comments if you leave them!

[exploringim]

My Dad has cancer. They caught it early and he's on chemo, so it isn't going anywhere. Imagine if he keeps going strong for the next few years, and then he gets a treatment that ends his cancers career. It gives me hope, thinking about it like that. Thanks Kurzgesagt!

[Meggarra]

Gives "humans are a virus" a whole new meaning. Very wholesome, thanks!

[kallmenikk]

“It’s like giving a house cat a shotgun”
“It’s like giving a cat flamethrowers and grenades”

[LukasFischer]

Industry lies just keep getting worse and worse. I read The 21 Former Doctor Secrets by Rachel Morgan and she talked about these lies she witnessed in her career!

[nyxvirus]

It all comes full circle! The first video I ever saw from kurzgesagt was about bacteriophages.

[BraggisYT]

Doctor: “Okay so you got a rare virus” Me: “What is it called?” Doctor: “Anything you want”

[interprofanity]

I swear, kurzgesagt would explain biology through these cartoonish style better than anybody else

[lord_jouvarlous]

Tbh I love the biological content the most from kurzgesagt

[marcuscarana]

As a germophobe, it helped me get over my germophobia when I realized there were trillions of bacteria inside of me that I would die without. Some of them are necessary and vital for human life.

Edit: Wow so many thumbs ups. Well.

So um, do you guys watch anime?

Edit 2: It's night time where I'm from. Good night everyone. I hope you guys have a good sleep and good dreams. Sleep in a warm, cozy fluffy bed.

Edit 3: Good morning everyone, people from across the sea, all connected by 1s and 0s, hope you had a good morning like I did. How's your day been so far?

[blancoiswhite]

The bacteria machine makes a virus* "guess we doin viruses now"

[Elyse-tv]

"Born too late to explore Earth, born too early to explore the galaxy, but born just in time to explore ourselves" but literally

[EllpaFox]

This is fascinating!
Growing up a lot of what I read said “there are “good” bacteria but no “good” viruses”
Honestly glad that was wrong, now there’s so much more stuff to learn about

Edit: I am aware good and bad are relative here, that’s why they’re in quotes. Im referring to books aimed at kids, so obviously there was a lot of simplification

[auratkahani]

I remember when I was in a biology class at school, the only thing I really learned was that humans have a symbiotic relationship with bacteriophages. This concept confused me and left me with a ton of questions, but I hesitated to ask after getting a "shut up" call from teachers for my previous inquiries. This 10-minute video answered not only the questions I had back then but also ones my brain hadn’t even thought of yet. I didn’t know about cancer-killing viruses or the complex relationship between bacteria-killing viruses and bacteria.

As a teenager, I was fascinated by autoimmune diseases and viruses and would often get sick, with doctors advising me to rest. Having a lot of free time, I would learn about the bacteria causing my illnesses. For instance, when I had TBM, I asked the doctors all about it, but they were hesitant to share too much because of the seriousness of my condition. So, the first thing I did after coming home from the hospital was open my PC and google everything I could find about TBM and MTB. However, being a kid, I didn’t understand most of it, which only led me to ask even more questions.
This video answered many of my questions, giving me more questions to find answers for.

Thank you so much, Kurzgesagt!

[TheDevilsbard]

Currently fighting covid, it’s miserable still, and thinking “are there any beneficial viruses or are they all assholes?” And this video pops up.

[EthelJung-jw]

5:11 you have no idea how upset i am that this wasnt animated and was instead just the bacteria going super saiyan

[hohoholalala]

"those viruses are not your enemies but your friends"
I have no enemies in real life

[KaceisLezy]

I love how bubbly the animation is lol, nice work as always

[hyderabadstyleart]

This should be a commercial. People need to see it over and over and over. Great job again, Mark!

[not_teto]

6:24 "Which basically is just injecting your immune cells with cocaine" I CAN'T 😭