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Ancient Viruses May Have Played a Key Role in Human Evolution-Love Your Viruses.

Ancient Viruses May Have Played a Key Role in Human Evolution-Love Your Viruses.

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Ancient Viruses May Have Played a Key Role in Human Evolution-Love those Viruses.

Scientists have discovered remnants of ancient giant viruses embedded within the DNA of a single-celled organism that shares a common ancestor with complex organisms like humans. This finding suggests that viruses may have contributed more to our evolutionary journey than p…

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