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How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution
Quanta Magazine1 min read

Half of our genome is made of transposons — snips of DNA that can move and copy themselves. But they’re more than parasites or genetic junk. The post How Virus-like ‘Jumping Genes’ Became Our Partners in Evolution first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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