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theconversation.com/a-new-virus-like-entity-has-just-been-discovered-obelisks-explained-222296
May 30, 2026
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Retroviral envelope gene captures and syncytin exaptation for placentation in marsupials - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4321253/
May 30, 2026
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(1) Retroviral envelope gene captures and syncytin exaptation for placentation in marsupials
www.academia.edu/23472728/Retroviral_envelope_gene_captures_and_syncytin_exaptation_for_placentation_in_marsupials?force_claim_to_highlight=true
May 30, 2026
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Capture of a Hyena-Specific Retroviral Envelope Gene with Placental Expression Associated in Evolution with the Unique Emergence among Carnivorans of Hemochorial Placentation in Hyaenidae | Journal of Virology
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jvi.01811-18
May 30, 2026
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Function of a retroviral envelope protein in the placenta of a viviparous lizard - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5754817/
May 30, 2026
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From ancestral infectious retroviruses to bona fide cellular genes: Role of the captured syncytins in placentation
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0143400412002044
May 30, 2026
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Retroviral envelope syncytin capture in an ancestrally diverged mammalian clade for placentation in the primitive Afrotherian tenrecs | PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1412268111
May 30, 2026
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Molecular Bases and Role of Viruses in the Human Microbiome - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7172398/
May 30, 2026
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Were bigger brains really smarter?
www.washington.edu/news/2005/02/18/were-bigger-brains-really-smarter/
May 30, 2026
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An endogenous retroviral envelope syncytin and its cognate receptor identified in the viviparous placental Mabuya lizard | PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1714590114
May 30, 2026
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An endogenous retroviral envelope syncytin and its cognate receptor identified in the viviparous placental Mabuya lizard | PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1714590114
May 30, 2026
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Retroviruses turned egg-layers into live-bearers | Virology Blog
virology.ws/2017/12/14/a-retrovirus-gene-drove-emergence-of-the-placenta/
May 30, 2026
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Retroviruses facilitate the rapid evolution of the mammalian placenta - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4332834/
May 30, 2026
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Neocortex evolution in primates: the ‘social brain’ is for females - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1626378/
May 30, 2026
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Pattern and process in hominin brain size evolution are scale-dependent - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5832710/
May 30, 2026
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THE THROWING MADONNA (Published 1983)
www.nytimes.com/1983/08/21/books/the-throwing-madonna.html
May 30, 2026
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The Human Brain Evolving: A Personal Retrospective
www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev.anthro.37.081407.085211
May 30, 2026
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Frontiers | Human Brain Expansion during Evolution Is Independent of Fire Control and Cooking
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2016.00167/full
May 30, 2026
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Frontiers | Aberrant resting-state functional connectivity in medication-naïve generalized anxiety disorder: a whole-brain exploratory fMRI study
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1725066/full
May 30, 2026
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Differential Evolutionary Fate of an Ancestral Primate Endogenous Retrovirus Envelope Gene, the EnvV Syncytin, Captured for a Function in Placentation
journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1003400
May 30, 2026
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Retroviruses push the envelope for mammalian placentation | PNAS
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1121365109
May 30, 2026
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Endogenous Retroviruses and Placental Evolution, Development, and Diversity - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9367772/
May 30, 2026
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Mental disorders as networks: some cautionary reflections on a promising approach - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28210750/
May 28, 2026
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Aberrant resting-state functional connectivity in medication-naïve generalized anxiety disorder: a whole-brain exploratory fMRI study - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12823798/
May 28, 2026
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The role of inflammation in depression: from evolutionary imperative to modern treatment target - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26711676/
May 28, 2026
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Scaling behavior of chaotic systems with riddled basins - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10055165/
May 28, 2026
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Kynurenines in the mammalian brain: when physiology meets pathology - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22678511/
May 28, 2026
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Microorganisms, tryptophan metabolism, and kynurenine pathway: a complex interconnected loop influencing human health status
researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/microorganisms-tryptophan-metabolism-and-kynurenine-pathway-a-com/
May 28, 2026
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Frontiers | Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of the Kynurenine Pathway in Mood Disorders: Focus on Gut Microbiota Research
www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.687757/full
May 28, 2026
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The Gut Microbiota, Kynurenine Pathway, and Immune System Interaction in the Development of Brain Cancer - PMC
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7710763/
May 28, 2026
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