How the ruling classes use the microbial world against the rest of us

A little snippet from a piece I'm preparing for the laboratory

Survival and morality relative to infectious disease, is one of the most epicurean discussions embedded in the philosophical examination of the microbial world. We know a little bit about serious, savage illnesses for which there are no cures: freight-train, frightening diseases that lead to mortality on a global scale. We’re frightened of them, but by rights, we should also be intimidated by viruses that are not invested in infecting and parasitizing human beings. They are ruthless performers, carrying around an ancient set of tools and whisper-slight corporeal materials to build upon. Scientists are far from understanding, comprehensively, how that is possible. Opportunism, then, is arguably the essence of acellular success. They’ve built an empire by finding the path of least resistance, or rather, the path that will lead them to a greater reward of propagation. Most microbial work ends up being community work, and the genetic mechanisms that microorganisms employ in their pursuit for survival were provided by and honed over millions of prior generations.