Evolutionary Analysis of Placental Orthologues Reveals Two Ancient DNA Virus Integrations
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DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00933-22
Abstract: The genomes of vertebrates preserve a large diversity of endogenous viral elements (remnants of ancient viruses that accumulate in host genomes over evolutionary time). Although retroviruses account for the vast majority of these elements, diverse… read more here.
Keywords: dna; ancient viruses; viral elements; endogenous viral ... See more keywords
Revived ancient viruses from deep-sea ecosystems are biothreats by triggering gut dysbiosis
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01217-25
Abstract: ABSTRACT As human activities increase in the deep sea, ancient viruses trapped in sediments may revive in the human gut by infecting gut bacteria. Nevertheless, the potential biosecurity risks that deep-sea viruses pose to humans… read more here.
Keywords: ancient viruses; deep sea; sea viruses; ancient deep ... See more keywords
A Glimpse into the Past: What Ancient Viral Genomes Reveal About Human History.
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DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-111821-123859
Abstract: Humans have battled viruses for millennia. However, directly linking the symptomatology of disease outbreaks to specific viral pathogens was not possible until the twentieth century. With the advent of the genomic era and the development… read more here.
Keywords: ancient viruses; virology; human history; glimpse past ... See more keywords