A new approach to analysis traced the viral DNA across evolution to identify its positions in our genome and understand its ...

When the human genome was first sequenced 25 years ago, viral DNA was noted but largely ignored, in part because scientists lacked the tools to make sense of it. But that’s changing now.

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 ...