Can viruses hijack their hosts' circadian rhythms?
Our lives are so often dictated by time—it seems like we are not the only ones.
Our lives are so often dictated by time—it seems like we are not the only ones.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2021
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A new study finds that viruses share some genes exclusively with cells that are not their hosts. The study, reported in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology, adds to the evidence that viruses swap genes with a variety of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2017
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A chance discovery has opened up a new method of finding unknown viruses.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 4, 2017
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Defective viruses incorporated into grass genomes may adapt to form partnerships with other genome-incorporated viruses in order to complete their life cycle, according to a new PLOS Pathogens study. The findings suggest ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 29, 2017
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Next time you pour a glass of wine, raise a toast to the 30-milion-year-old viruses that have contributed to the genetic make-up of modern grapes.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 11, 2014
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(Phys.org)—DNA extracted from the skins of koalas displayed in European and North American museums shows that a retrovirus has been a problem for the animals for much longer than was thought, according to Alfred Roca, an ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 26, 2012
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The results of research on ancient viruses infecting bacteria have been published in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers from the Faculty of Biology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, have made the first genome ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2024
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Viruses such as Ebola, influenza and Zika make headlines. They grab our attention with their potential to cause widespread disease and death.
Cell & Microbiology
May 29, 2018
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Discovering new viruses has historically been biased towards people and animals that exhibit symptoms of disease – like a cough, fever or skin blister.
Biotechnology
Aug 4, 2017
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A new approach to rabies virus epidemiology in bats shows that the risk of infection is higher in large and multispecies colonies. The research, published on the journal PLOS ONE, has been led by Jordi Serra Cobo, professor ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2013
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