# Could Viruses Be Good? | New Evidence Our Sun Is Rare

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Podcast: [Stars, Cells, and God](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stars-cells-and-god-7053796)
Published: 2026-05-13T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://StarsCellsandGod.podbean.com/e/scg-0181/
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## Resource

Join biochemist Fazale “Fuz” Rana and astrophysicist Hugh Ross as they discuss discoveries with theological and philosophical implications that point to the reality of God’s existence. Why would God create a world with viruses? In this episode, biochemist Fuz Rana discusses work by scientists from Imperial College London that provides one possible reason why God created a world with viruses. For 70 years, astronomers have looked for a star close enough to the Sun to host an Earth-like, life-friendly planet––but they still haven’t found one. Studies of thousands of “Sun-like” stars suggest that our Sun stands out in several ways, including unusually low lithium and other element abundances, an unusually calm and steady energy output, and remarkably low flare activity. Hugh explains that despite extensive research, scientists don’t yet have a satisfying natural explanation for why the Sun combines all these traits. LINKS & RESOURCES: Type I Interferons Induced upon Respiratory Viral Infection Impair Lung Metastatic Initiation A Comprehensive Study of the Relations Between the Properties of Planetary Systems and the Chemical Compositions of Their Host Stars Designed to the Core

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