From: meekerdb <[email protected]>
It has long been accepted that mitochondria were once separate organisms that
were incorporated into eukaryotic cells. They have their own DNA. So
incorporating some retrovirus that is regulated by the cell DNA is not far
fetched.
Yes... and don't forget about those Chloroplasts (for plants at least). The
thing that I find interesting is the role this retrovirus seemingly has in the
regulation of which genes are to be expressed, and when. Their results suggest
that, "over the course of evolution, the viruses took an increasingly firm hold
on the steering wheel in our cellular machinery." If these findings are
confirmed and the fine structure's in our brain result from a process that has
a key non-human (DNA) actor involved in important regulatory functions.. this
is interesting.It's news to me.-Chris
Brent
On 1/13/2015 10:35 AM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List wrote:
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{}#yiv5639490831 Interesting bit of news… makes one wonder to what extent
viruses are involved actors in a co-evolutionary relationship with “us” and
with our self-aware conscious mind? Who are we? Are we distinct organisms
formed by cells containing human DNA or actually walking talking ecosystems
that co-evolved together with a plethora of other micro-organisms and viruses?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150112093129.htm January 12,
2015 / Lund University Inherited viruses that are millions of years old
play an important role in building up the complex networks that characterize
the human brain, researchers say. They have found that retroviruses seem to
play a central role in the basic functions of the brain, more specifically in
the regulation of which genes are to be expressed, and when.
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