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Levka<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HIV</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/archeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archeology</span></a></p><p>"HIV is a relatively new disease. It was only identified in the last century, but the genetic mutation that defends against it has existed for thousands of years. The international research team, led by Professor Simon Rasmussen and senior researcher Kirstine Ravn of the University of Copenhagen’s Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research (CBMR), confirmed this through the analysis of over 3,000 genomes of ancient and modern humans. The study used a new AI-based method to detect the mutation in the often degraded DNA of ancient bones.</p><p>The researchers analyzed DNA from more than 900 ancient people, ranging from the early Mesolithic era to the Viking era. They found that the CCR5 delta 32 mutation emerged abruptly and rapidly spread in human populations, particularly after humans transitioned from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle to more densely settled agricultural societies. That shift in lifestyle likely put humans in contact with new pathogens, imposing evolutionary pressure that favored individuals with the mutation.</p><p>'People with this mutation were better at surviving, likely because it dampened the immune system during a time when humans were exposed to new pathogens,' explained Leonardo Cobuccio, a co-author of the study and postdoctoral researcher at CBMR, in a statement. 'While it might sound negative that the variation disrupts an immune gene, it was probably beneficial. An overly aggressive immune system can be deadly — think of allergic reactions or severe cases of viral infections like COVID-19, where the immune system often causes the damage that kills patients.'</p><p>CCR5, the protein affected by the mutation, helps direct immune cells to areas of inflammation within the body. Disabled by the delta 32 mutation, however, it becomes harder for HIV to infect these cells. This discovery has already been put to use in medicine: scientists have used the protective properties of the mutation to successfully treat a handful of HIV patients."</p><p><a href="https://archaeologymag.com/2025/05/viking-age-dna-reveals-9000-year-old-hiv-resistant-gene/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archaeologymag.com/2025/05/vik</span><span class="invisible">ing-age-dna-reveals-9000-year-old-hiv-resistant-gene/</span></a></p>
Wulfy<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mostr.pub/users/454bc2771a69e30843d0fccfde6e105ff3edc5c6739983ef61042633e4a9561a" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>454bc2771a69e30843d0fccfde6e105ff3edc5c6739983ef61042633e4a9561a</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mostr.pub/users/4c800257a588a82849d049817c2bdaad984b25a45ad9f6dad66e47d3b47e3b2f" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>4c800257a588a82849d049817c2bdaad984b25a45ad9f6dad66e47d3b47e3b2f</span></a></span> </p><p>Now here is something that is super super fringey...</p><p>Apparently, there is a 'signature' in human DNA that you can only decipher once you reach a certain level of technology development.</p><p>Basically, it's as clear as "Made by Joe Googlyeyes and Friends".<br>It's molecules arranged in such a way that with 0.00000fuckingcerain probability it was done by intelligent action.</p><p>Of course, the current scientific orthodoxy is steering away from that shit because there are easier and more fun ways to destroy your academic career.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DNA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Aliens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aliens</span></a></p>
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Wenn der König der #Barzen Söder fordert und sagt:
»Wir haben unseren #Ferienrhythmus, der ist sozusagen fest in der DNA der #Bayern drin«

Fordere ich für Ost-, Ost- #Ostdeutschland:

Wieder 8 Wochen #Sommerferien.
Denn das liegt in unserer #DNA.

#FCKSDR

>Söder erteilt Schulferien-Diskussion eine Absage

n-tv.de/politik/Soeder-erteilt

>Nordrhein-Westfalen fordert eine neue Regelung für den Sommerferienstart, stößt jedoch auf Widerstand aus Bayern. Ministerpräsident Söder und Kultusministerin Stolz verteidigen die aktuelle Sonderrolle ihres Bundeslandes vehement. Der bestehende Rhythmus soll demnach nicht verändert werden.

"researchers analyzed the man’s genetic code, finding most of his ancestry was tied to individuals who lived in N Africa... 20% of his ancestry could be traced to people who lived in Mesopotamia (around modern-day Iraq)"
#dna #AncientEgypt #Egyptology
discovermagazine.com/the-scien

Discover Magazine · The First-Ever Whole Genome of an Ancient Egyptian Reveals What Life Was Like 4,800 Years AgoBy Jack Knudson

#DNA #evolution

"'Two souls, alas, dwell in my breast.' Like Goethe’s Doctor Faust, we all have an inner duality. Recent discoveries about the deep past of human evolution reveal that for more than a million years, humanity was divided into two distinct branches. About 300,000 years ago, those estranged cousins reunited. Every one of us carries within our genes the results of that split, and the reunion of those two mystery populations.

The discovery represents a major reversal of the prevailing theory of human evolution, which suggested that modern humans descended from a single ancestral lineage in Africa."

bigthink.com/strange-maps/doub

Big ThinkEvolution isn't a straight line: Modern humans come from 2 ancient lineagesAfter more than a million years of separation, two branches of humanity reunited around 300,000 years ago, new research shows

Lääketieteellinen läpimurto: Kolmen ihmisen DNA:n käyttäminen voi estää perinnöllisten sairauksien siirtymisen lapselle

Äidin munasolussa löytyvä geenivirhe voi pahimmassa tapauksessa johtaa vastasyntyneen lapsen kuolemaan.

yle.fi/a/74-20173184

Yle Uutiset · Lääketieteellinen läpimurto: Kolmen ihmisen DNA:n käyttäminen voi estää perinnöllisten sairauksien siirtymisen lapselleÄidin munasolussa löytyvä geenivirhe voi pahimmassa tapauksessa johtaa vastasyntyneen lapsen kuolemaan.

How to know if you're living in a police state...

The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.”

wired.com/story/dhs-and-doj-fa

WIRED · DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant ChildrenBy Dell Cameron