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This month's Genome Watch examines how the increased availability of mammalian genomes provides new insights into the interactions of endogenous retroviruses with other viruses and various hosts.
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Gall, A. Viral fossils. Nat Rev Microbiol 14, 66 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro.2015.22
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