| ▲ | shevy-java 2 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
There was no theft involved. "Genes" are not "owned". | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | AnimalMuppet 2 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
If the virus didn't evolve the gene on its own, then "stole" seems like a fair description of how it got it. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | shevy-java 2 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
There was no theft involved. "Genes" are not "owned". | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | AnimalMuppet 2 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
If the virus didn't evolve the gene on its own, then "stole" seems like a fair description of how it got it. | |||||||||||||||||
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