Ancient Retrovirus Revived
By CraftyCorner
@CraftyCorner (5600)
United States
July 25, 2008 3:38am CST
An ancient retrovirus was revived to examine how we fight off viruses over the eons and defend against new pathogens that evolve.
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The ancient critter is called HERV-K, and the results of how it was defeated in modern man's cells was published in Journal of Virology.
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The story~
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http://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_Evidence_Of_Battle_Between_Humans_And_Ancient_Virus_999.html
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