Biology
Human genome detection contains DNA of ancient viruses
At least 8% of your DNA belongs to strange races and is made up of virus-derived pieces, not human. In fact, pieces of virus that often lurk within the genome of anythin…
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Reconstructed virus from human genome.
A team of French scientists has announced the construction of a five million-year-old virus from part of the human genome. This ancient virus can help us understand how…
Medicine - Health
Virus helps safe pregnancy
According to an article in Microbiology Today, the DNA sequence in the human genome is derived from an ancient virus infection. It has some surprising effects on the hum…