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From: ekwok@cadev4.intel.com (Edward C. Kwok)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Dinosaurs killed by DAIDS?
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Date: Wed, 23-Sep-87 11:53:51 EDT
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I am told that dinosaurs became extinct within a very short period of 
time, leading scientists to believe that some catastrophic event caused
the extinction (e.g. large meteorite struck the earth etc.) Does anyone
know of any theory being proposed that blamed a virus for their extinction?
I can imagine a virus attacking a particular nucleic acid sequence found 
only in dinosaurs, leading to inability to produce, say dinosaur growth
hormone or any other essential protein. Or plainly causing dinosaur 
acquired immune deficiency syndrome. I am afraid the human species may
be facing the same problem.