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ooli@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Neanderthal bones

www.newscientist.com

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Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Neanderthal bones

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ooli@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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Genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeletons has uncovered the remnants of three viruses related to modern human pathogens, and the researchers think they could be recreated
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  • zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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    Please keep them there. Do not let the bone viruses out of their prisons.

    • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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      We may already have resistance to them, by sharing up to 2% of neanderthal DNA. Viruses can alter the host genetically, and those mutations are passed on to offspring. Ancient to current viruses make up to 8% of human DNA.

      https://www.science.org/content/article/viral-fossils-our-dna-may-help-us-fight-infection

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    We found very ancient human viruses! To the lab! Gotta see if we can use them to infect modern humans…

    I know that research is generally for good, but why is it so hard to tell if a quote is from an actual researcher or a comics super-villain?

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      The two aren’t always mutually exclusive.

  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    Coming to an antivaxxer near you!

    • str82L @lemmy.world
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      Covid -48000

      • MyDogLovesMe@sh.itjust.works
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        bc.

  • ⓝⓞ🅞🅝🅔@lemmy.ca
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    Hell of a cliff hanger for a paid article.

    “Scientists find three ancient viruses. They think they can infect modern human cells with them.” The end.

    Wtf. Are they gonna accidentally murder humanity next? What happens after?! Are we gonna die!?

    To be continued…

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      Hopefully ^^

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    Uh oh…

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    Do you want a zombie apocalypse? Because that’s how you get a zombie apocalypse.

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    No, that was just Marjorie Taylor Greene. Easy mistake to make.

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    Release them! Release them! 👏👏👏

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    What they do to my boy Jason Momoa?

    • 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it
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      Look how they massacred my boy

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