News tagged with retroviruses
HIV researchers solve key puzzle after 20 years of trying (w/ Video)
Researchers have made a breakthrough in HIV research that had eluded scientists for over 20 years, potentially leading to better treatments for HIV, in a study published today in the journal Nature.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 31, 2010 |
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Viral phenomenon: Ancient microbe invaded human DNA
Humans carry in their genome the relics of an animal virus that infected their forerunners at least 40 million years ago, according to research published Wednesday by the British science journal Nature.
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Graduate student finds a 'start/stop switch' for retroviruses
A University of British Columbia doctoral candidate has discovered a previously unknown mechanism for silencing retroviruses, segments of genetic material that can lead to fatal mutations in a cell's DNA.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 08, 2010 |
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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
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Scientists link chronic fatigue ailment to retrovirus
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to chronic fatigue syndrome, known as CFS, a debilitating disease that affects millions of people in the United States. Researchers from the Whittemore ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 08, 2009 |
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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 ...
Jul 29, 2010 |
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The viruses within -- and what keeps them there (w/ Video)
It is known that viral "squatters" comprise nearly half of our genetic code. These genomic invaders inserted their DNA into our own millions of years ago when they infected our ancestors. But just how we keep ...
Jan 13, 2010 |
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HIV's ancestors 'plagued first mammals'
(PhysOrg.com) -- The retroviruses which gave rise to HIV have been battling it out with mammal immune systems since mammals first evolved around 100 million years ago - about 85 million years earlier than ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Fears for koalas as study reveals 'marked decline'
Australia's much-loved koala is under increasing threat and should be considered a vulnerable species, an official report found Thursday, with habitat loss seeing their numbers plunge.
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Parasites in the genome -- A molecular parasite could play an important role in human evolution
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany, determined the structure of a protein (L1ORF1p), which is encoded by a parasitic genetic element and which is responsible ...
Biology /
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Genomic fossils in lemurs shed light on origin and evolution of HIV and other primate lentiviruses
A retrovirus related to HIV became stably integrated into the genome of several lemurs around 4.2 million years ago, according to research led by Dr. Cédric Feschotte at the University of Texas, Arlington. Published ...
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Retrovirus replication process different than thought
How a retrovirus, like HIV, reproduces and assembles new viruses is different than previously thought, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Understanding the steps a virus takes for assembly could allow ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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A global breakthrough in the study of a protein linked to the spread of viruses
Professor Denis Archambault of the Department of Biological Sciences of Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and doctoral student Andrea Corredor Gomez have made a major discovery in the field of molecular ...
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Certain Syringes More Likely To Spread Hepatitis C Virus Among Drug Users
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Yale School of Medicine study reveals that the high prevalence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injection drug users may be partly due to the resilience of the virus in certain types of syringes. The ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 15, 2010 |
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New study suggests amyotrophic lateral sclerosis could be caused by a retrovirus
A retrovirus that inserted itself into the human genome thousands of years ago may be responsible for some cases of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gherig's disease. The ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2011 |
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