Posts Tagged ‘retrovirus’
The Human Brain Owes Its Existence to a Prehistoric Pandemic
Seven million years ago, the evolution of humans and chimpanzees suddenly split from their common ancestor. New research finds that a retroviral infection inserted viral DNA into the genome of early chimpanzees can account for the enormous increase in size and cognitive power of the human brain. Remarkably, humans and chimpanzees share 98.8 percent of…
Read MoreMental Illness Caused by ‘Gene Parasites’
Source: Kai Stachowiak, CCO public domain Could a viral infection you experience today cause mental health disorders for generations of your descendants? Absolutely. Many psychological disorders are driven by a viral infection in prehistoric times that disrupted DNA and has been passed down through generations. Viruses survive as genetic parasites because they must infect…
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