Real Science: 45% Of Brains Infected With “Stupid” Virus
Have you ever looked at the world around you and wondered why so many people seem intellectually challenged? Thanks to scientists at John Hopkins Medical School we now know that a virus really can alter the function and expression of your brain cells. The discovery of the “stupid” virus, normally found in algae, was revealed at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study, entitled “Chlorovirus ATCV-1 is part of the human oropharyngeal virome and is associated with changes in cognitive functions in humans and mice” is found at this link on the PNAS.org website.