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Oldest known human viruses found hidden within Neanderthal bones (www.newscientist.com)
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[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 61 points 3 months ago

Please keep them there. Do not let the bone viruses out of their prisons.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

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

[-] andallthat@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

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?

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

The two aren't always mutually exclusive.

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 21 points 3 months ago

Coming to an antivaxxer near you!

[-] str82L@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago

Covid -48000

[-] MyDogLovesMe@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

bc.

[-] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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...

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Hopefully ^^

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Uh oh...

[-] seven_phone@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

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

[-] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 8 points 3 months ago

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

[-] yemmly@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Release them! Release them! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

[-] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

What they do to my boy Jason Momoa?

[-] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 2 points 3 months ago

Look how they massacred my boy

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