matt.shook.rocks commented on The Tangled Tree by David Quammen
Chapter 78: OMFGOL. This biology book has shifted from a personally terrifying horror to to the most suspenseful biomolecular archeology thriller ever written.
THE SYNCITIAL MEMBRANE OF THE PLACENTA IS CONSTRUCTED WITH A GENE FROM A RETROVIRUSES!!!! Mammals probably evolved because of incorporating viruses into our DNA!!!!! Humans are not what you think they are!!!!