New research indicates that as much as 8% of the human genome derives from inserted bornavirus genomic material (different from previously-known retrovirus insertions), which may be a causative factor in various psychiatric disorders:
http://tinyurl.com/yg5v5kc
Okay So You're 98+% Chimpanzee... and 8% Virus
New research indicates that as much as 8% of the human genome derives from inserted
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