Viral Musicality in Harmony with Nature

Abstract

In this manuscript we describe a biological system that deals with herpes simplex virus in the context of an invitro infection in the presence of carrageenan, from a novel point of view by comparing our system to the Ligeti´ssymphonic poem of 100 metronomes. Metronomes (from ancient Greek μέτρον-métron, "measure" and νέμω-némo,"I manage", "I lead"), as a measuring instrument of ?tempo? links us with the viral replication cycle to define, throughsound, a metaphorical construction of life (as vibration and movement, impermanence and constant change). Thechanges detected in viral populations, in time and space, in a similar way to the artistically experienced in Ligeti´ssymphonic poem enable us a trans disciplinary view, creating networks of cooperation that favor the renewal of theconceptual bases of biology enriching our perception and understanding of the biology and evolution of viruses.