@Phineas_Rage to Science [email protected]English • 2 days agoSmug Virusesimagemessage-square49arrow-up1508arrow-down12
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minus-square@DarkCloudlinkEnglish33•2 days 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-squareTlaloc_TemporallinkfedilinkEnglish5•1 day 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.
minus-square@disguy_ovahealinkEnglish25•2 days agoYup. Up to 8% of the human genome is comprised of ancient viruses. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17366
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•2 days agoAs an example we have reverse transcriptase that is derived from viruses.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 days agoThere was a Kurzegadt video about the virome recently
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 days agoHowever, I can’t find it now and nor can I spell their name, so apologies on both counts
minus-square@EntheonlinkEnglish8•2 days agoI believe you’re referring to https://youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
minus-square@SerinuslinkEnglish5•2 days agoI think they’re on https://nebula.tv too, if you prefer that to YouTube.
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.
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.
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.