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    Can viuses survive in the vaccum of space

    Viruses can survive almost anywhere, so I presume that can survive in space as well, as long as the exposure is relatively short. The issue with viruses is whether a host cell can also survive, since a virus depends for reproduction on its ability to invade a host cell and preempt its nuclear and metabolic machinery. David Morrison
    NAI Senior Scientist

    October 4, 2007