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DNA edits, CRISPR, ancient viruses, evolution, and the strange molecular machinery hiding in genomes. Every article links back to the papers, journals, or source material behind the claims.
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🦠Your genome is a graveyard. Almost a tenth of your DNA is the fossilised wreckage of retroviruses that infected your ancestors tens of millions of years ago. Some of it is junk. Some of it builds your placenta. One piece of it — right now — is helping your neurons talk to each other. The viruses never left. They became you.
🍌Somewhere between breakfast and an existential crisis, scientists discovered that humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas. Before you call your lawyer about a family reunion, here's why this completely unhinged fact is actually profound science.
✂️In 2012, scientists figured out how to use a bacterial immune system as molecular scissors to cut, paste, and rewrite any sequence of DNA in any organism. The FDA has already approved the first CRISPR therapy. Your genome now has a 'find and replace' function. Breathe.