If it can happen between species it must be able to happen between individuals of a species which means who I associate with can affect my DNA?
The event shown in this paper is the same but infecting germinal cells, and getting passed to the next generations (i.e. it doesn't cause damage). Sometimes it could carry foreign (to the virus-like) DNA.
> 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.
Or not. Maybe the cells don’t send exosomes of dna to each other. That seems like a missed opportunity in a world of words!