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Explain the following sentence: “The AIDS virus and other emerging viruses are surviving the wreck of the tropical biosphere because they can mutate faster than any changes taking place in their ecosystems.”

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Basically deadly viruses like AIDS and Ebola can mutate before they can be killed. When an ecosystem naturally counteracts these viruses, they change into a new, often more virulent strain. 

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