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Re:Viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psychiatric... by marmadukester39 on Thursday May 23, 2024 @10:15AM (#40455027)
Just for fun - does this sound like what the remnants of ancient genetic engineering experiments on primates to increase their intelligence might look like to anyone else?
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Re:Viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psychiatric... by gradientsrneat on Friday May 24, 2024 @02:32PM (#40469116)
I'm partial to the null hypothesis, but one thing to check would be junk DNA in other extant species, and ancient human remains.
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