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- pazimzadehSeems par for the course since our adaptive immune system is based on an old viral/transposon recombinase.Transposon Molecular Domestication and the Evolution of the RAG Recombinasehttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6494689/Here is the actual study:Escape of the BC200 gene to a human poxvirus reveals its persistent transposition in primateshttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aeh3441
- initramfsThis brings a whole new meaning to sores. Has this infection been previously identified? Edit: Yes https://www.cdc.gov/molluscum-contagiosum/about/index.htmlI guess it just hadn't been linked to human genes before.
- rolphthis head line has the wrong end of the stick, the gene in question is a known transposable element AKA a jumping gene, so no a virus didnt steal a gene.A transposable element partook of vertical gene flow to a conspecific expression system.https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/09/new-type-human-jump...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposable_element
- meatbundragonGift link since people were complaining about the NYT paywall - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/science/virus-molluscum-h...
- readthenotes1This must be microbe awareness day.Earlier iirc someone postedhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cancer-infections-9.7361622
- odmcownckexnnCan we please start banning articles with paywalls from being posted at all?If I cannot read without a subscription (or a damn paywall removed), it shouldn’t be posted here. This is tantamount to posting an ad for an NYT sub.
- chedieckCan't read through the paywall
- DakloneAh yes, the NYT paywall.Here you go everyone: https://archive.ph/PpKtR
- shevy-javaThere was no theft involved. "Genes" are not "owned".