Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 11

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
It is estimated that nearly 10% of the human genome is comprised of viral sequences. Conduct additional research and explain the following:
a. What is a HERV
b. What is the potential role of HERVs in disease development