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Scientists find Megavirus
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RE: Scientists find Megavirus
October 12, 2011 at 12:15 am
(October 11, 2011 at 11:40 pm)Chuck Wrote: One theory for the origin of sexual reproduction was that it counters horizontal gene transfer.

Could be but like any successful biological entity viruses seem to have adapted in order to deal with that.

Quote:Coalescent analysis of HERV-K106 3′ LTR sequences representing 51 ethnically diverse individuals suggests that HERV-K106 integrated into the human germ line approximately 150,000 years ago, after the emergence of anatomically modern humans.

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Ado...ne.0020234

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Scientists find Megavirus - by Welsh cake - October 11, 2011 at 6:39 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by 5thHorseman - October 11, 2011 at 6:41 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by popeyespappy - October 11, 2011 at 8:57 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by Minimalist - October 11, 2011 at 9:01 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by popeyespappy - October 11, 2011 at 9:20 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by Minimalist - October 11, 2011 at 10:18 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by Anomalocaris - October 11, 2011 at 11:40 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by popeyespappy - October 12, 2011 at 12:15 am
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by Minimalist - October 11, 2011 at 11:41 pm
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by Anomalocaris - October 12, 2011 at 12:05 am
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by frankiej - October 12, 2011 at 4:10 am
RE: Scientists find Megavirus - by Welsh cake - October 12, 2011 at 7:22 am

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