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Genomic Fossils In Lemurs Shed Light On Origin And Evolution Of HIV And Other Primate Lentiviruses

March 24th, 2009 · 40 Comments

A retrovirus related to HIV became stably integrated into the genome of several lemurs around 4.2 million years ago, according to research led by Dr. (…)

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Putting evolutionary theory into practice (New Scientist Commentary)

May 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Evolution is a beautiful theory. It explains everything from why some birds lose the ability to fly, to the bizarre meandering path of the vagus nerve in our bodies. (…)

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