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Received — 28 September 2026 ⏭

This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It

✇NYT: Science
By: Carl Zimmer
29 September 2026 at 12:34
Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.

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Molluscum contagiosum virus, which causes sores on skin, swiped a gene from humans about 100,000 years ago according to a new study.
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