Thanks! Still, the article does not back the claim of the parent. The citation that is given for the horizontal gene transfer in herpesvirus states the following:
> herpesviruses are known to capture host genes to evade host defenses. [0]
That still sounds like a one-way gene transfer, and in no way an 'insertion into your DNA to stay dormant' as parent claims.
Ah, apologies, I thought you were interested in horizontal transfer. Honestly, now I'm not sure what your question is: the herpes virus' dormancy, or it's DNA insertion. The DNA insertion is already well documented, as is the dormancy, although I have no idea as to the mechanisms for said dormancy. Well, thanks for the rabbit hole!
