Bringing Ancient Human Viruses Back to Life: A Jurassic Park or Salvation?

Bringing Ancient Human Viruses Back to Life: A Jurassic Park or Salvation?: "When the mapping of the human genome was completed in 2003, researchers discovered a shocking fact: our bodies are littered with the shards of retroviruses, fragments of the chemical code from which all genetic material is made. This discovery has created a new discipline, paleovirology, which seeks to better understand the impact of modern diseases by studying the genetic history of ancient viruses."