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minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·5 months agoBats use heat to fly off their viruses, they get pretty bad ones, but when they’re flying Bats get really hot. So it burns them off. Also, some viruses have evolved into us and ended up serving functions in the human bawdy.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·5 months agoYup. Up to 8% of the human genome is comprised of ancient viruses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17366
minus-squareDeathsEmbrace@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·5 months agoAs an example we have reverse transcriptase that is derived from viruses.
minus-squareThe Infinite Nematode@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoThere was a Kurzegadt video about the virome recently
minus-squareThe Infinite Nematode@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoHowever, I can’t find it now and nor can I spell their name, so apologies on both counts
minus-squareEntheon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 months agoI believe you’re referring to https://youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
minus-squareSerinus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoI think they’re on https://nebula.tv too, if you prefer that to YouTube.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoI can’t see them on nebula, I just looked on the nebula app, but also on their Reddit and website
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoAnother example; mammals probably developed pregnancy using an Autoimmune virus’ genes in the placenta to prevent the fetus from being destroyed by the immune system.
Bats use heat to fly off their viruses, they get pretty bad ones, but when they’re flying Bats get really hot. So it burns them off.
Also, some viruses have evolved into us and ended up serving functions in the human bawdy.
Yup. Up to 8% of the human genome is comprised of ancient viruses.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17366
As an example we have reverse transcriptase that is derived from viruses.
There was a Kurzegadt video about the virome recently
However, I can’t find it now and nor can I spell their name, so apologies on both counts
I believe you’re referring to https://youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
I think they’re on https://nebula.tv too, if you prefer that to YouTube.
I can’t see them on nebula, I just looked on the nebula app, but also on their Reddit and website
Another example; mammals probably developed pregnancy using an Autoimmune virus’ genes in the placenta to prevent the fetus from being destroyed by the immune system.