Reanimating A Fossil Virus

Remnants of extinct retroviruses that infected our ancestors millions of years ago make up about 8 percent of our DNA. Scientists recently stitchedtogether the pieces of one virus, HERV-K, creating an active, replicatingretrovirus.

SOURCES:Journal of Virology; Public Library of Science Pathogens | By Patterson Clark - The Washington Post - September 1, 2008

This Story In Our Genes, Old Fossils Take On New Roles Article \| "The past is never dead. It's not even past." -- William Faulkner Reanimating A Fossil Virus Transcript: Science and Medicine: Retroviruses		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCES:Journal of Virology; Public Library of Science Pathogens \| By Patterson Clark - The Washington Post - September 1, 2008¬es=Remnants of extinct retroviruses that infected our ancestors millions of years ago make up about 8 percent of our DNA. Scientists recently stitchedtogether the pieces of one virus, HERV-K, creating an active, replicatingretrovirus." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCES:Journal of Virology; Public Library of Science Pathogens \| By Patterson Clark - The Washington Post - September 1, 2008\'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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