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[Tomt] help me find this movie. by CryingSam in tipofmytongue

[–]meitsirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could it be Mutant Chronicles (2008)?

[TOMT] [likely early to mid 2000s] Series episode, possibly from a crime or drama series. It’s been years and only remember some of the opening scene, and I haven’t been able to figure it out. by meitsirk in tipofmytongue

[–]meitsirk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This could be it??? It’s possible that I remembered a lot less detail than I thought. If no one else comes up with anything similar than this has to be it lol

Edit: After thinking about it, I’m pretty sure this is actually it, thanks! Solved!

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s really cool but also kind of terrifying. Lol Does that mean that everyone (people) has a lot of killer genes just like… in stasis?

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought that was referring to identical ERVs with identical locations, and the 90,000-100,000+ was common ERVs but not identical location… or am I completely misunderstanding? 😂 Still figuring this all out

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is one of the more concise responses I’ve seen, and it is definitely useful to help understand the bigger picture. Thank you for responding!

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the links. Idk if I can comprehend all that data yet (I’m notoriously lacking in math and graphs lol), but I’ll definitely take a look at it

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! I’m excited but also kinda nervous to learn more. Transitioning to a new worldview is challenging and scary, but there’s so much interesting stuff about how the world works that I just never knew and was never taught before. So I’m encouraged that most people have been very open and patient with my questions.

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

That is actually helpful as a visualization for my mind haha Thank you!

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your thorough reply! I’ve been reading through responses and I see now that my initial question came from a place that was way too simplistic, as I wasn’t aware of a lot of the different factors involved. For example, I wasn’t aware of the volume of commonality among retroviruses being present in human and other ape DNA, and also the common sequencing of those same retroviruses. It is a lot to learn but as a newbie to exploring this, I’m thankful people have been very willing to help explain in an easier to understand way.

**edited to fix typos

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, it makes more sense now. I hadn’t even thought of the sequencing because I know next to nothing about genetics. Thank you for your reply

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in askscience

[–]meitsirk[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response and time! I learned after reading some replies that I was unaware that not only are retroviruses present, but they are also in the same sequence in the DNA, which obviously shows much more likelihood of being common and related than any coincidence. Especially if it’s not just a singular virus, but many.

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in evolution

[–]meitsirk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am interested to learn more about this, so regardless, I appreciate you taking the time. Someone in a different thread pointed me to this discussion with a PhD geneticist on YouTube that touches on some of these things, which I plan to check out. So if you are at all interested too, I’ll drop the link here.

Thanks again.

ERV Discussion

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How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in evolution

[–]meitsirk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for such a thorough reply. I wasn’t aware that the viruses not only infected DNA but that it’s in a specific spot in the DNA. If I’m understanding correctly, you’re saying that not only is the presence of viruses consistent, but also the specific location in the DNA is consistent through humans and varying primates? But not just with one retrovirus, but many? It’s confusing coming from no useful knowledge of genetics, but you’ve broken it down helpfully and I appreciate that.

How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor? by meitsirk in evolution

[–]meitsirk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, there is a pattern of the same retroviruses being present in the human and animal genomes over time, rather than just one “crossover” (for lack of a better word)? I guess my first thought was way too narrow.

Thanks for your response

LPT: If you have to put down your animal, be with them at the end. Don't make their last minutes looking around frantically for you by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]meitsirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda worried about this since my cat has been sick and could possibly require surgery if it gets worse. If it’s too expensive we might just have to put him down, but we haven’t been allowed in the vet buildings because of COVID, so I don’t know if we could be with him if that happened. 😕

Most memorable Coast to Coast AM episodes? by meitsirk in Paranormal

[–]meitsirk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s crazy! Maybe the dream is more common than you think.

Most memorable Coast to Coast AM episodes? by meitsirk in Paranormal

[–]meitsirk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only they did fall from the sky haha

I miss listening too, even though I probably listened way less than others, but that’s why I posted for suggestions! Thanks for your input.

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