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Retroviruses ‘almost half a billion years old’

1 pointsby upenover 8 years ago

2 comments

DrScumpover 8 years ago
Blogspam of Oxford press release:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ox.ac.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;2017-01-10-retroviruses-%E2%80%98almost-half-billion-years-old%E2%80%99" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ox.ac.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;2017-01-10-retroviruses-%E2%80%98al...</a>
gus_massaover 8 years ago
I think it&#x27;s strange that the retroviruses are only half a billon year old. I&#x27;d have guessed that they are almost as old as the first cell, but I&#x27;m not an expert in this subject.<p>Do invertebrates&#x2F;fungus&#x2F;plante&#x2F;archea&#x2F;bacteria have retrovirus? Are they related?