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[ES] En el año 1892, el biólogo ruso Dmitri Ivanovsky describió un patógeno no-bacteriano que infectaba a las plantas del tabaco. No lo sabía, pero acababa de descubrir una nueva entidad biológica: los virus. Estos agentes infecciosos siguen siendo en la actualidad un enigma. Ni siquiera se sabe si están vivos o no, ya que no tienen metabolismo propio y les hacen falta células (procariotas y eucariotas) para poder reproducirse. Se podrían definir, por lo tanto, como ‘parásitos obligados’. Lo que sí que se sabe a ciencia cierta es que los virus son las unidades biológicas más abundantes del planeta. En total, se estima que habitan en la Tierra aproximadamente 10^31 virus, una cifra que supera con creces la cantidad de estrellas (10^24) que hay en el universo observable. Para ilustrarlo, se dice que, puestos uno al lado del otro, los virus podrían llegar a formar una cadena de unos 10 millones de años luz. [...]
[CAT] L'any 1892, el biòleg rus Dmitri Ivanovsky va descriure un patogen no-bacterià que infectava les plantes del tabac. No ho sabia, però acabava de descobrir una nova entitat biològica: els virus. Aquests agents infecciosos continuen sent en l'actualitat un enigma. Ni tan sols se sap del cert si estan vius o no, ja que no tenen metabolisme propi i els calen cèl·lules (procariotes i eucariotes) per poder reproduir-se. Es podrien definir, per tant, com a ‘paràsits obligats’. El que sí que se sap del cert és que els virus són les unitats biològiques més abundants del planeta. En total, s'estima que habiten a la Terra aproximadament 10^31 virus, una xifra que supera amb escreix la quantitat d'estrelles (10^24) que hi ha a l'univers observable. Per il·lustrar-ho, es diu que, posats un al costat de l'altre, els virus podrien arribar a formar una cadena d'uns 10 milions d'anys llum. [...]
[EN] In 1892, the Russian biologist Dmitri Ivanovsky described a non-bacterial pathogen that infected tobacco plants. He did not know it, but he had just discovered a new biological entity: viruses. These infectious agents are still a conundrum for scientists. It is not even known if they are alive or not, since they do not have their own metabolism and they need cells (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) to be able to reproduce. They could therefore be defined as ‘obligate parasites’. What completely well known is that viruses are the most abundant biological units on earth. In total, it is estimated that there are 10^31 viruses inhabiting the planet, a number that far exceeds the number of stars (10^24) in the observable universe. To illustrate this, it is said that, placed side by side, viruses could form a chain of about 10 million light years. [...]
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