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ABSTRACT In a recent News and Views1, J. P. Stoye discussed the potential health risks associated with the spread of endogenous proviruses from pigs and primates through the use of their
organs for transplantation into humans. Although the risks to patients and the public from horizontal transmission may be as manageable as he represents, we would like to comment on his
reference to the presence of vertically transmitted proviruses in the genomes of all mammals as “mementos”. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription
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Population Biology, University of California, Davis, 95616, California, USA Charles H. Langley * Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, EH9 3JT,
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