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Did the writers of Prometheus and Covenant borrow ideas from Xenocide by Orson Scott Card?
From a wikipedia article on Xenocide, a book in the enders game series which takes place on the planet Lusitania.
The Lusitanian ecosystem is pervaded by a complex virus, dubbed 'Descolada' (Portuguese for "no longer glued") by humans. The Descolada breaks apart and rearranges the basic genetic structure of living cells. It is extremely adaptable to any species or form of known life, and easily transmissible. The native pequeninos and other life that survived on Lusitania after the Descolada's introduction to the planet thousands (or millions) of years ago are adapted to it. As a result of the deadly virus, the Lusitanian ecosystem is severely limited. Staying alive on Lusitania takes immense effort and research on the part of the Hive Queen and the humans, as they are not adapted to the descolada. Near the end of the story, it is revealed the Descolada is possibly an artificially engineered virus designed to terraform planets, but the original creators of the virus are unknown, and there remains a slim chance it evolved naturally.
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COnsidering he wrote those books well after alien was filmed and much lore developed I'd say it influenced his works. It's also likely his works influenced the writers of convenient. So. Sure.
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it's based on Paradise lost, that was the original title
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