Jon wrote:
Not necessarily over vast time scales.
I believe it happens on a regular basis.
Bits of viral dna can get incorporated into other genomes.
DNA is just a series of base pairs irrespective of its origin.

Gavin wrote;

I believe that Jon was trying to describe a purely natural process.

Hi
Jon's statement was a description? Lots of believing going on! Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?? Trust me I'm a ????? or something.

Eric