"We have Borna virus genes. We're part Borna virus, which is weird, but apparently our cells and our genomes in a weird way might actually be grabbing these viruses, grabbing genetic material from the viruses that are infecting it and pulling them into their own genome."

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Source : Source: bigthink.com

Carl Zimmer

#Cells Quotes #Viruses Quotes #Might Quotes

“Every day of the year is a good day to think more deeply about Good Friday, for Good Friday is the drama of the love by which our every day is sustained.”

Source : Richard John Neuhaus (2001). “Death on a Friday Afternoon: Meditations on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross”, p.9, Basic Books
“When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.”

Source : "Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer". Book by Oscar Niemeyer, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1998.
“One should never spurn a penitent criminal: in his despair he may become twice as much a criminal as before.”
“She was ugly from the front, and I said ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly. Well, I could handle it behind her.”
“One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line.”
“If people can't stand being alone, they have no choice but to die”
“Perfection doesn't exist.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Share your weaknesses. Share your hard moments. Share your real side. It'll either scare away every fake person in your life or it will inspire them to finally let go of that mirage called "perfection," which will open the doors to the most important relationships you'll ever be a part of.”

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