Medical research
Proteins expressed by human cytomegalovirus mapped
(Medical Xpress)—A new study in the US and Germany has added to our understanding of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and how it manipulates the cells it infects.
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Genetics
Researchers predict real-world SARS-CoV-2 evolution by monitoring mutations of viral isolates
Junior Associate Professor Kazuo Takayama (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and a collaborative team of researchers in Japan recently characterized SARS-CoV-2 collected from a persistent COVID-19 patient to ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Medical research
Explaining why some patients may test positive for COVID-19 long after recovery
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, seems to have become a permanent presence in our lives. Research from Whitehead Institute Founding Member Rudolf Jaenisch's lab reveals that this may be true on multiple levels. ...
Mar 1, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Study shows how HIV copies itself in the body
HIV replication in the human body requires that specific viral RNAs be packaged into progeny virus particles. A new study has found how a small difference in the RNA sequence can allow the viral RNA to be packaged for replication, ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Genetics
A surprizing finding shines new light on the largest group of human proteins
Toronto scientists have discovered that the largest group of human proteins, which work as genome gatekeepers to control gene activity, are even more diverse in their roles than previously thought. The finding expands our ...
Nov 29, 2016
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Medical research
Retrovirus in the human genome is active in pluripotent stem cells
A retrovirus called HERV-H, which inserted itself into the human genome millions of years ago, may play an important role in pluripotent stem cells, according to a new study published in the journal Retrovirology by scientists ...
Jan 23, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research identifies hantavirus in South Korea using a new rapid test, paving the way for early outbreak control
Orthohantaviruses, highly transmissible zoonotic pathogens, are notorious for causing hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Eurasia and hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome in the Americas. With a significant impact ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in Mozambique
A new study co-led by ISGlobal, the Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM) and the Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia (IBV), used cutting-edge sequencing technology and phylogenetic analysis to study the second and third ...
May 16, 2023
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Genetics
Whole genome sequencing helps team release the first Chinese population blood atlas
Whole genome sequencing technology can discover various known or unspecified viral sequences contained in human blood, which can provide an important database for viral infection prevention, vaccine development, viral genomic ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers discover serious gene defect in Inuit populations
A newly discovered gene defect among people of Inuit ancestry in Greenland, Canada and Alaska will possibly lead to screening of all newborn Inuits as they will otherwise be at risk of dying from child vaccines or simple ...
Apr 26, 2022
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