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[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Depends on the virus. Some of the hepatitis viruses can live for months outside of a host.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And many bacteria can live for years in hard vacuum. That doesn't tell us anything about the environment they need to live though.

[–] 8uurg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The differences between surviving, living and thriving can be pretty big.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Especially seeing we haven't even made up our minds on whether they're ever alive to begin with.