@Modalsurrealism @LyingWrongAgain @triggerman1976 We'll get there.
I should be clear "modern" humans. HERV-K (HML-2) insertions are inferred to be older than modern humans, predate the split between humans and Neanderthals some humans and Denisovans
@Modalsurrealism @LyingWrongAgain @triggerman1976 So, now onto phase 2.
The various syncytin proteins in a range of mammals are all purported to have been infected at various time and by various different viruses that have never been witnessed.
Below are 9 examples, but there are a few more.
Feb 2 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
@Modalsurrealism @LyingWrongAgain @triggerman1976 Let's reestablish ground.
-ERV's are real, they are insertion of viral DNA in infected cells.
-Fixation of ERV genetic info into host specie is extraordinarily rare, as it must
-infect germline cell
-infected offspring survive and reproduce
@Modalsurrealism @LyingWrongAgain @triggerman1976 --avoid filtration if it interferes with any highly preserved systems.
-pass through tens of thousands of generations
-population wide spread