New Evidence of Battle Between Humans and Ancient Virus

Monday, July 21, 2008 - 11:35 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Human ancestors fought back against an ancient retrovirus with a defense mechanism that our bodies still use today. Evidence of this battle has been preserved in our DNA for millions of years.

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