Retroviruses

Retroviruses are the only group of viruses known to have left a fossil record, in the form of endogenous proviruses, and approximately 8% of the human genome is made up of these elements1, 2.

A New Wrinkle on Parasitic Elements 2010

Retroviruses inserting themselves into our genome—or hijacking copies of other genes to insert in our genome—wreak havoc,'' says Stephen Tapscott of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, part of a team that published a paper last year on the link between the ancient process and why some people get a common type of muscular dystrophy.

How Old Viruses May Haunt Us Amy Dockser Marcus 2011

GB: Endogenous Retroviruses (ERV) are real and exist in various forms in nearly all living things.

An Interview with Greg Bear for Darwin's Children 2010

However, research presented earlier this year at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections showed tenofovir concentrations in vaginal tissue were about 100 times higher when the drug was applied in the gel form compared with when it was taken orally.

Trial Halted on HIV Pill for Women Mark Schoofs 2011

I remained at the Institut Pasteur, even after the departure of Jean-Claude Chermann in 1987, and I was finally appointed as head of the Biology of Retroviruses Unit in 1992.

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi - Autobiography 2009

Retroviruses are relatively uncommon among the viruses that infect humans and rely on the host's cellular machinery to make their viral DNA.

The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - Speed Read 2008

Retroviruses, the accidental carriers of oncogenes, faded far into the distance.

The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

Retroviruses would turn out to be the cause of a different disease—not cancer.

The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

Retroviruses probably also have had a role in evolution (and represent an important exception that 'proves the rule').

Common Descent & Common Design – An Unexpected Outcome 2008

Retroviruses probably also have had a role in evolution (and represent an important exception that 'proves the rule').

Common Descent & Common Design – An Unexpected Outcome 2008