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Jaded_Prompt_15 t1_ir9k0ei wrote

Reply to Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96

Something more important they barely touch on:

>In some cases, the insertion of mtDNA contributes to the development of cancer. “Our nuclear genetic code is breaking and being repaired all the time,” said Chinnery. “Mitochondrial DNA appears to act almost like a band-aid, a sticking plaster to help the nuclear genetic code repair itself. And sometimes this works, but on rare occasions if might make things worse or even trigger the development of tumors.”

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Jaded_Prompt_15 t1_ir9jygq wrote

Reply to comment by Antique-Painting-627 in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96

> This says that the mitochondrial DNA is moving into the nucleus

It also says that might be causing cancer...

>In some cases, the insertion of mtDNA contributes to the development of cancer. “Our nuclear genetic code is breaking and being repaired all the time,” said Chinnery. “Mitochondrial DNA appears to act almost like a band-aid, a sticking plaster to help the nuclear genetic code repair itself. And sometimes this works, but on rare occasions if might make things worse or even trigger the development of tumors.”

I feel like they buried the lede there

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Jaded_Prompt_15 t1_ir03m8u wrote

Reply to An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is “poised for spillover” to humans, according to a new research by giuliomagnifico

There's always a bunch of viruses that may spillover...

That's why we study them before they do.

The problem is idiots claimed because we were trying to study one before it crossed over, that it somehow caused it to cross over.

It's the modern equivalent of burning a woman for being a witch be ause she was able to tell a drought was coming.

People tend to ignore warnings and then blame the person who warned them

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