🔬 Science 3d ago · Carl Zimmer

This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

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This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It
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Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.

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