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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish35•1 year agoBats use heat to fly off their viruses, they get pretty bad ones, but when they’re flying Bats get really hot. So it burns them off. Also, some viruses have evolved into us and ended up serving functions in the human bawdy.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish27•1 year agoYup. Up to 8% of the human genome is comprised of ancient viruses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17366
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 year agoAs an example we have reverse transcriptase that is derived from viruses.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoThere was a Kurzegadt video about the virome recently
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoHowever, I can’t find it now and nor can I spell their name, so apologies on both counts
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoI believe you’re referring to https://youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoI think they’re on https://nebula.tv too, if you prefer that to YouTube.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI can’t see them on nebula, I just looked on the nebula app, but also on their Reddit and website
minus-squareTlaloc_TemporallinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoAnother example; mammals probably developed pregnancy using an Autoimmune virus’ genes in the placenta to prevent the fetus from being destroyed by the immune system.
Bats use heat to fly off their viruses, they get pretty bad ones, but when they’re flying Bats get really hot. So it burns them off.
Also, some viruses have evolved into us and ended up serving functions in the human bawdy.
Yup. Up to 8% of the human genome is comprised of ancient viruses.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17366
As an example we have reverse transcriptase that is derived from viruses.
There was a Kurzegadt video about the virome recently
However, I can’t find it now and nor can I spell their name, so apologies on both counts
I believe you’re referring to https://youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
I think they’re on https://nebula.tv too, if you prefer that to YouTube.
I can’t see them on nebula, I just looked on the nebula app, but also on their Reddit and website
Another example; mammals probably developed pregnancy using an Autoimmune virus’ genes in the placenta to prevent the fetus from being destroyed by the immune system.