The other major complication of HTLV-1 is a rare type of cancer: adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). It’s estimated that ...

One person's junk is another's treasure. An international team of scientists have found that strings of "junk" DNA that were ...

Remnants of ancient viruses Small fragments of DNA from ancient viruses – called endogenous retroviruses – can be found in the genomes of many animals, from mice and chickens to cats and sheep.

Retroviruses are those that infect cells by inserting a copy of their own genes into the cell DNA. First identified in the 1980s, HERVs have been characterized as “viral fossils” that continue to be ...

Retroviruses are viruses that multiply by incorporating their genes into the genome of a host cell. If the infected cell is a germ cell, the retrovirus can then be passed on to the next generation ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered a genetic "silencer" within the HTLV-1 virus that helps it stay hidden in the body, evading the immune system for decades. This silencer element essentially turns ...

Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, a new study suggests. An ...

Retroviruses, such as HIV in humans, must become part of the host cell's nuclear DNA to produce new viruses. Over timescales of millions of years, retroviral infiltrations of germ cells have been ...

Studies show about 8% of the human genome is made up of endogenous retroviruses that slipped into the cells of our evolutionary ancestors, coaxing their hosts to copy and carry their genetic material.

Retroviruses are viruses that insert a copy of their genetic material into the DNA of the cells they infect. Retroviruses probably infected us on multiple occasions during our evolutionary past.

Ancient human retrovirus DNA could be one of the markers of susceptibility to mental illness—specifically schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder, a new study suggests. An ...