October 2009
September 2009
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The remains of an ancient HIV-like virus have been discovered in the genome of the two-toed sloth [Choloepus hoffmanni] by a team led by Oxford University scientists who publish a report of their research in this week’s Science.
‘Finding the fossilised remains of such a virus in this sloth is an amazing stroke of luck.’
” —ScienceDaily- HIV’s Ancestors May Have Plagued First Mammals
They’re mining genomes for fossils like geological strata.
