Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously ...

Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research my colleagues and I recently published.

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Space travel activates dormant viral DNA in human stem cells, accelerating aging and potentially compromising astronaut ...