And now this… a family of viruses (Iridoviridae) that usually infect aquatic species have the genes and can potentially generate insulin like proteins, among other signalling peptides, that bind and activate the insulin receptors in human & mice cells, but more importantly, significantly lower blood sugar levels when injected into living mice.
Brace for the pro-carb crowd to blame viral infections as the cause for obesity and diabetes and not excessive carb ingestion…