Comment Comment by chrisma0 Retroviruses and our coexistence with them is fascinating to me.Fun fact: "About 8 percent of human DNA comes from viruses inserted into our genomes in the distant past, in many cases into the genomes of our pre-human ancestors millions of years ago." https://newsroom.uw.edu/news/genes-%E2%80%98fossil%E2%80%99-...Endogenous retrovirus Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus parent chrisma0 5 years ago
Fun fact: "About 8 percent of human DNA comes from viruses inserted into our genomes in the distant past, in many cases into the genomes of our pre-human ancestors millions of years ago." https://newsroom.uw.edu/news/genes-%E2%80%98fossil%E2%80%99-...
Endogenous retrovirus Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endogenous_retrovirus