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Ancient human virus resurrected

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Virus from distant past may throw light on role of retroviruses in cancer.

Retroviruses, of which HIV is a modern example, infiltrated our genome long ago. Credit: RUSSELL KIGHTLEY / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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  1. Dewannieux M., et al. Genome Research, published online (2006) DOI: 10.1101/gr.5565706.

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  1. Helen Pearson
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Pearson, H. Ancient human virus resurrected. Nature (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/news061030-4

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