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Humans are 8% virus – how the ancient viral DNA in your genome plays a role in human disease and development

Bits of viral genes incorporated into human DNA have been linked to cancer, ALS and schizophrenia. But many of these genes may not be harmful, and could even protect against infectious disease.

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Humans Are 8% Virus—How Ancient Viral DNA in Our Genome Plays a Role in Disease and Development

Human endogenous retroviruses were left behind as a result of infections that humanity’s primate ancestors suffered millions of years ago.

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How DNA from Ancient Pandemics Play a Role in Human Disease and Development

Researchers from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University found retroviruses make up about 8% of the human genome.

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