Viruses game

A new study from Tel Aviv University has found that, just like humans with Game Theory, viruses called bacteriophages or phages weigh all options and finally make an informed decision - whether the time has come to exit the dormant state and attack their bacterial host. The study was led by Prof. The paper was published in December in the journal Nature Microbiology. Phages are viruses that attack bacteria. Many phages can exist in one of two states: active lysis , in which the phages attack and destroy bacteria, or dormant, in which they remain passive within the bacteria, replicating themselves but doing no damage lysogeny.

Phages of this type must decide whether to be active or dormant every time they infect a new host. If they decide to be dormant for a time, they must also decide when to 'wake up' and attack. As in all dilemmas, it's important to base the decision upon solid, reliable information. According to the researchers, it has been assumed for some time that a phage bases its decision to exit the dormant state on information regarding condition of its bacterial host: when the host shows signs of substantial DNA damage death throes, so to speak , it is in the phage's interest to leave it and try to infect other bacteria.

The whole process runs smoothly and unhurriedly allowing you to take your time and deliberate on the strong and weak sides of each bacteria you have at your disposal. Before starting the apocalypse, you need to give it some hard thought.

How is the virus transmitted? Will it do better in the cold or hot climate? What are the possible side effects of random mutations? Each infection comes with a certain combination of characteristics that need to be considered choosing the region for planting your very first death seed.

Every infected human and every dead body will bring you points that you can spend on evolving different parameters of the disease, making it more resistant to certain conditions and cures and harder to diagnose. The infected areas will be cut off from the rest of the world, people will be subjected to obligatory testing and concerns among the population will generally rise urging your potential victims to take better care of their health.

That can basically make infection through certain products or something like unwashed hands impossible. Plague Inc is definitely something new and exciting for you to try.

Do you want to be a real scientist and learn while playing? We also offer online games for real experts, in which you have to evolve your microorganisms and battle for petri dish dominance. Just browse through our cool compilation of the best Virus Games and choose your favorite one, like Pandemic Simulator, Agario, Vaccine Idle and many more.

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