Publish and Perish
&gt; In virology, there are only so many dials—only so many natural viruses. .... The big excitement is in finding a new virus<p>How is that supposed to jibe with articles like this in which, unless I badly misread things, the authors found FORTY FIVE THOUSAND new viruses? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pnas.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;118&#x2F;23&#x2F;e2023202118" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.pnas.org&#x2F;content&#x2F;118&#x2F;23&#x2F;e2023202118</a>