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		marmadukester39 on May 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psyc... Just for fun - does this sound like what the remnants of ancient genetic engineering experiments on primates to increase their intelligence might look like to anyone else?

gradientsrneat on May 24, 2024 [–]

I'm partial to the null hypothesis, but one thing to check would be junk DNA in other extant species, and ancient human remains.

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