Human DNA in its natural state inside cells (left) compared to eight hours after being infected with HSV-1 (right). The virus compacts the human genome's size significantly and moves it towards ...

Influenza A viral infection linked to gene expression changes in microbiome and brain by Diana Yates, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan ...

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Rodrigo R.R. Duarte, Douglas F. Nixon, Timothy R. Powell. Ancient viral DNA in the human genome linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024. ...

New research from King’s College London has revealed a connection between ancient viral DNA embedded in the human genome and the genetic risk for two major diseases that affect the central ...

Compared to your genome, a virus genome is tiny. For example, coronaviruses such as the one that causes COVID-19 have an RNA genome that’s about 30,000 letters long (that’s 100,000 times ...

News Release 22-May-2024 Ancient viral DNA in the human genome linked to major psychiatric disorders. Peer-Reviewed Publication King's College London ...

Insertion of genetic material from a virus into the genome of a vertebrate ancestor enabled the lightning-quick electrical impulses that give animals with backbones their smarts ...

Using a virus-mimicking DNA scaffold instead of the usual protein one to deliver a vaccine to mice not only generated a robust immune response but avoided the off-target effects sometimes seen ...

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Lest we allow the virus to get an edge on us, we need to remain well-informed about the entirety of the viral genome. ORF8, in particular, has proven to be a swiss-army knife of SARS-CoV-2 immune ...