Strange: Ancient Virus That Infected Dinosaurs Found In Humans

Scientists have discovered an old virus that dates back to the dinosaur era in an unexpected area. It’s sort of lurking in broad daylight in the human DNA, explains University of Oxford’s Aris Katzourakis. Every live person has two copies of a long-extinct virus.

The viruses that infect us with anything from Covid-19 to the ordinary cold are significantly different from the ones that infect…