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polio's niche -- will it be filled again?

donnymcc
in Evolution, Morphology and Exobiology

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I don't claim to know evolutionary theory in detail. Please tell me if there is a flaw in the following:

The polio virus occupies a niche.

If and when it is eradicated, another virus will evolve to fill the niche.

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