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Although the article I found wasn't about weight-lifting ants, the article I found was a bit interesting. It was confusing however. Are they saying that virus inserted some genome with our original genomes and it could cause Schizophrenia?
Im in yur genome, causing yur mentil ilnes.
Okay…this is just weird. Why are SCIENCE BLOGS mixing with LOLCATS? Weird…
Like Brandon F, I did not find an article about weight-lifting ants. I think that would have been cool, but what ended up finding was quite fascinating anyway. It is astonishing that as much as eight percent of human genome has viruses, and that they insert into our DNA to replicate and reproduce! I am not sure that I quite understood, but it sounds like they are saying that everyone has some genome with viruses, but not all are strong enough to fight it off. On the other hand, they could be saying that only certain people get this. Also, it is kind of odd that animal virus DNA can just FORM the Schizophrenic genes. I am very glad I have not been affected by this genome, or else I might have emotional breakdowns. In some sense it is good that nowadays we have the power to alter DNA because sometimes that works in disorders and such. Perhaps due t this scientists could find a solution or experiment more deeply to understand these viral genomes. From another sense, it is bad that we can alter DNA, because I suspect that someday a person will try to kill the Schizophrenic genome and other viral genome. After a while, these viruses may begin to mutate, therefore becoming stronger. What will we do next? To answer Brandon's question, I think they are saying that there is already genome containing the viruses, and they sometimes mix with our DNA. These viruses include the Schizophrenia causing component. Overall, this article was good, but a little confusing like Brandon said.
I kind of disagree with Brandon F. I really liked this post. Having some kind of liquid on their feet, they can stick on surfaces, just like a beaker w/ a wet surfaces. Then, they can detach anytime, by moving a part of their feet.
It is cool how they can adapt to their small size and large environment. @ Kent: I didn't like it because there was a different article before you went on.
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