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Bats use heat to fly off their viruses, they get pretty bad ones, but when they’re flying Bats get really hot. So it burns them off.

Also, some viruses have evolved into us and ended up serving functions in the human bawdy.

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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Yup. Up to 8% of the human genome is comprised of ancient viruses.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/search/research-news/17366

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DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
As an example we have reverse transcriptase that is derived from viruses.

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TIN@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
There was a Kurzegadt video about the virome recently

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- TIN@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  However, I can’t find it now and nor can I spell their name, so apologies on both counts
  
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  - Entheon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I believe you’re referring to youtube.com/@kurzgesagt
    
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    Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    I think they’re on nebula.tv too, if you prefer that to YouTube.
    
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Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Another example; mammals probably developed pregnancy using an Autoimmune virus’ genes in the placenta to prevent the fetus from being destroyed by the immune system.

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