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    long readHow an Ancient Virus Silenced a Brain Gene in Chimpanzees
    An ancient virus that infected only chimpanzee ancestors silenced a human brain-development gene. What the CRISPR and organoid tests prove, and what they don't.
    Science Advances•19 min read
    Figure from the study showing the PTERV1 virus insertion inside the chimpanzee LINC00662 gene and DNA methylation maps of human and chimpanzee cells
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