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NEW CHAPTER. “Viruses gave rise to the first complex cells, and played a role in the diversification of life; changed the way that young are born; drove the wedge that separated us from our closest cousins; and may have given rise to complex emotion.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

TESTING THE IMPACT. "We examine the variances in synchronous display of female and male function, ratio of male to female flowers per day and subsequently reproductive output in small populations of two monoecious plants, Sagittaria trifolia and Sagittaria graminea." https://lnkd.in/encXPYB View in LinkedIn

KEY ROLE. “Viruses played a fundamental role in evolution.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

FEMALE IMPACT. "Flowering synchrony and floral sex ratio have the potential to influence the mating opportunities and reproductive success through female function." https://lnkd.in/encXPYB View in LinkedIn

ROLE IN BIRTH. “Retroviruses are linked to the birth of children and are found in the wombs of pregnant woman, in the placenta.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

ABUNDANT EVIDENCE. “The fingerprints of viruses can be found everywhere in life’s history.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

LEGACY. “Many of the attributes of cells that exist today can be traced back to simple viral origins.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

ORIGIN. “Ancient giant Mimi virus may have been able to replicate without a host, and have served as the first cellular nucleus, a command and control center that allowed life to get more elaborate.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

TRANSITIONS. “Viruses were involved in all of the major evolutionary transitions. We need to rewrite the first chapter of evolution. Evolution got jump-started by a virus.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn

TOTAL BLANK. “The history of evolutionary biology is essentially devoid of considering the consequences of viruses, especially those that persist and colonize.” https://lnkd.in/guhpmyR View in LinkedIn