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The population dynamics of complete copies of primate endogenous retrovirus family K in the genomes of humans, chimpanzee and rhesus monkey have revealed a surprising pattern. Human ERV-K had a ...

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Pre-clinical studies indicate that efficient retrovirus-mediated gene transfer into hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells can be achieved by co-localizing retroviral particles and target cells ...

Some 10 million Americans may carry a recently discovered retrovirus now linked to chronic fatigue syndrome. The virus, xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus or XMRV, was detected in 67 ...

Jan Zwilling Wissenschaftskommunikation Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung (IZW) im Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. An international team of scientists analysed the ongoing colonization by ...