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  1. Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Sunday, 29-Mar-2020 19:00:48 EDT Strypey Strypey

    ... and in #GoodNews, not every #virus is bad for us.

    "One particular area of interest is the triggering of genes from viruses integrated in our own genetic material. These endogenous viruses make up some 8 percent of our genetic material. Originally, they were thought to be nothing more than junk pieces of evolutionary history. But we now know they have a variety of functions"
    - #JasonTetro
    https://www.popsci.com/our-viral-friends/

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      Not All Viruses Are Enemies
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      We tend to think of viruses as pathogens but they are not all out to harm us. Some are symbiotic. Now a researcher has stated the case for viruses as friends.
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