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Orangutans harbor ancient primate Alu

Alu elements infiltrated the ancestral primate genome about 65 million years ago. Once gained an Alu element is rarely lost so comparison of Alu between species can be used to map primate evolution and diversity. New research ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genomic sequence and comparison of two macaques reveal new insights into biomedical research

The South China Center for Innovative Pharmaceuticals, Sun Yat-Sen University, and BGI, the world's largest genomic organization, announced that they were among the research organizations from China, US and UK comprising ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanotechnology used in gene detection to show disposition to certain cancers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are perfecting a system to detect a gene mutation implicated in 90 percent of pancreatic cancers and often in lung cancer by running tiny ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Paleovirology expanded: Non-retroviral virus fragments found in animal genomes

Understanding the evolution of life-threatening viruses like influenza, Ebola and dengue fever, could help us to minimize their impact. New research points the way to a fossil record of viruses that have insinuated themselves ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dormant ancient chimp virus revived

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in New York have identified the receptor of an ancient chimpanzee retrovirus that has been dormant for at least a million years. Now the scientists have resurrected a key part of the virus to ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Researchers find 19 million-year-old genomic fossils of hepatitis B-like viruses in songbirds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists from The University of Texas at Arlington have uncovered virus fragments from the same family as the modern Hepatitis B virus locked inside the genomes of songbirds such as the modern-day zebra ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Novel sensing mechanism discovered in dendritic cells to increase immune response to HIV

Dendritic cells are the grand sentinels of the immune system, standing guard 24/7 to detect foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria, and bring news of the invasion to other immune cells to marshal an ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Unexpected viral 'fossils' found in vertebrate genomes

Over millions of years, retroviruses, which insert their genetic material into the host genome as part of their replication, have left behind bits of their genetic material in vertebrate genomes. In a recent study, published ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Wallabies and bats harbor 'fossil' genes from the most deadly family of human viruses

Modern marsupials may be popular animals at the zoo and in children's books, but new findings by University at Buffalo biologists reveal that they harbor a "fossil" copy of a gene that codes for filoviruses, ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jul 02, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ebola and Marburg viruses may be much older than thought

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research on the DNA of wallabies, rodents, a number of mammals and bats has found it is likely the ancestors of the Ebola and lesser-known Marburg viruses were in existence tens of millions ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report


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