If the virus inserts into a reproductive cell and that cell goes on to produce an offspring, the viral DNA gets passed on from parent to child as part of the genome. 2 At this point, the virus is ...

The discovery of virus-like genes in the DNA of a commonly studied fruit fly could enable research on whether animals hijack viral genes as an anti-viral defense . By Charlotte Hsu. Release Date: ...

Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research my colleagues and I recently published..

Bingo: a single copy of the virus turned up in the chimp genome. They dubbed it K111. Having found this match, the scientists decided to return to the human genome and search for K111.

Retroviruses such as the HIV virus carry out this genetic hacking by reversing the sequence of the gene readout. They inject their RNA into the cells they infect, which serves as the code to make ...