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[hummingwolf]

ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2010) — About eight percent of human genetic material comes from a virus and not from our ancestors, according to researchers in Japan and the U.S.

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[hasufin.livejournal.com]

It's been known for a while that our DNA incorporates several viral genomes, at least one of which provides necessary proteins for forming the placenta.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Intriguing idea.