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A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don’t even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: The Bacteriophage.

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The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage

A war has been raging for billions of years, killing trillions every single day, while we don’t even notice. This war involves the single deadliest being on our planet: The Bacteriophage. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get cool stuff in return): https://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt?ty=h Kurzgesagt merch: http://bit.ly/1P1hQIH Facebook: http://bit.ly/1NB6U5O Twitter: http://bit.ly/2DDeT83 Instagram: http://bit.ly/2DEN7r3 Discord: https://discord.gg/Fsstncs The music of the video here: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/2IcLhRp Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2IiETnI Facebook: https://bit.ly/2GIoZlH THANKS A LOT TO OUR LOVELY PATRONS FOR SUPPORTING US: Luca Perfetti, Ramkumar Ranjithkumar, Dan Albert, Bryce, Gregor Gatterer, Benjamin Schrank, Zsuzsanna Goodman, Dale Wahl, Richard, Bruno Mikuö, Josh Villars, Richelle Swinton, WeedyGreen, Turrabo, Nirup Nagabandi, Kevin Kohler, Travis Decaminada, Levi Mauk, Jack McCluskey, Jonathan Lucas, Clemens P¸hringer, Chloe Arvidson, Jason Brady, Germain Wessely, ROBERT MELTON, Rodrigo Acevedo, Kathleen Kintz, Wrekuiem, Michael Hoffman, Nikhil Verma, Darragh Chan, Kinorian, Rohith Rao, Ryan Thomson, Alberto Amigo, Matt Bodsworth, david bibb, Harrison Frede, Joseph Ricks, Taylor Smith, Ilya Tsarev, Mohammad Farzam, Tazia, Sarah Turney, Sammy Binkin, Brian Michalowski, Jiayuan Xu, Thomas Hair, Alexander Simmerl, Sven Rauber, Graham Fenech, Lumi, Stanimir Neroev, Michael Massen-Hane, Arikazei, Aakash Sapre, Sandra Giuliani, Eischen, Edznux, Alex Friele, Alexandru Dimofte, Clayton Ackroyd, Aran J‰ger, Kristiana Sevastjanova, Nadine Gantner, art haschak, Von Schifferdecker, Michael Tabron, Riley Kennedy, JP Michaud, Timo Kohlmeyer, Xavier dupont, Felipe Medeiros, Malte Brendel, Michael Newbon, Hadar Milner, Peppie T Help us caption & translate this video! http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCsXVk37bltHxD1rDPwtNM8Q&tab=2 The Deadliest Being on Planet Earth – The Bacteriophage

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Tobias Busick-Warner

I loved the video. Interesting that there are more viruses than living things on Earth.

Anonymous

Most, if not all videos with Gates Foundation are so hope-inducing. Thank you!

Adam Rak

Hopeful video!

Leon Johnson

Another beautiful production! Love the Worms homage in there too 😀

Matthias Urlichs

Nice. Minor nit: the singular of "bacteria" is "bacterium".

Anonymous

Can’t they evolve to be able to infect human cells tho?

Unanimous D

INB4 Steven Universe reference.

Justin Fowler

Great video. Also I hope your cancer treatments are going well and you're on the path to wellness. Keep up the good work!

Anonymous

I liked the Worms game reference :D

Leak

5:12 Commence Wilhelm screaming! :)

Anonymous

A S T R O W O R L D

Anonymous

Awesome video! I get more and more optimistic about the future for every day. THIS is what we are great at!

Gareth Ross - Buildmedia

Super bugs + antibiotic overuse has been a concern of mine for a few years now. Brilliant video. Keep up the great work.

Ramon Y

Can you link to an article about the patient that was mentioned?

Dale Mahalko / Plawerth

This is why triclosan-soaked and alcohol-swabbed everything is one of the dumbest things we as a species have ever done. Mere soap is effective. There is no need to go further than this for everyday cleanliness. Dousing the world in antibiotics assures that only the fittest and fiercest bugs will survive, and then ravage and kill us all.

Crissa Kentavr

Very true, using antiseptics daily rather than mechanical removal is a bad idea. But alcohol swabbed is useful in other ways as rubbing alcohol is a different kind of solvent than water. At any rate, it’s a mechanical method for drying out or removing stains or bacteria.

Crissa Kentavr

No, they specialize in bacteria. On the other hand, yes, that’s what viruses came from.

Mark Dowman

Wonderful! Loved the use of the Wilhelm Scream at 5:12.

Corentin

Very good video! I loved the reference to Worms by Team 17 for killing bacteria!

Javier Berrocal

Every time I watch Kurzgesagt’s videos I’m happier to be one of their supporters. The best YouTube channel IMO. Loved the Worms reference!!

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Rahul AR

You guys are the first one I'm supporting in patreon :)