FOSSIL VIRUSES. “There are 98,000 fragments of leftover “fossil viruses” in our genomes (HERVs) but none are capable of “self-copying” themselves. In rodents, however, there are many mouse endogenous retroviral elements (MERVs) that are “active” and capable of retrotransposition.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022