Very true, viruses (especially retroviruses) are known to insert code from previous hosts into a host's genome. Human DNA itself contains many ERV's, or Endogenous RetroViruses. And some of those ERV's contain snippets of code from previous hosts, most of which are probably now extinct.
Very true, viruses (especially retroviruses) are known to insert code from previous hosts into a host's genome. Human DNA itself contains many ERV's, or Endogenous RetroViruses. And some of those ERV's contain snippets of code from previous hosts, most of which are probably now extinct.
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