http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/ The latest news about microbiology Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-149 The Island of Fossil Viruses « MicrobiologyBytes Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:34 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-149 [...] Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virus [...] [...] Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virus [...]

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-146 T Cell Responses to Human Endogenous Retroviruses in HIV-1 Infection « MicrobiologyBytes Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:54 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-146 [...] endogenous retroviruses: from ancestral pathogens to bona fide genes « MicrobiologyBytes on Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virusHuman endogenous retroviruses: from ancestral pathogens to bona fide genes « MicrobiologyBytes [...] [...] endogenous retroviruses: from ancestral pathogens to bona fide genes « MicrobiologyBytes on Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virusHuman endogenous retroviruses: from ancestral pathogens to bona fide genes « MicrobiologyBytes [...]

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Human endogenous retroviruses: from ancestral pathogens to bona fide genes « MicrobiologyBytes Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:41:53 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-147 [...] Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virus [...] [...] Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virus [...]

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Tom Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:01:54 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-145 This also seems to raise some questions regarding evolution. How much of an effect could DNA altering virii have played in the course of evolution? The sequencing of the genome is like reading the most interesting historical book ever written, but which has not yet been fully translated. This also seems to raise some questions regarding evolution. How much of an effect could DNA altering virii have played in the course of evolution? The sequencing of the genome is like reading the most interesting historical book ever written, but which has not yet been fully translated.

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Rooting the tree « MicrobiologyBytes Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:45:41 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-143 [...] example - that of the re-awakening of a “fossil” endogenous human retrovirus - was covered on this site recently. This has all sorts of interesting implications for the evolution of new retroviruses by [...] [...] example – that of the re-awakening of a “fossil” endogenous human retrovirus – was covered on this site recently. This has all sorts of interesting implications for the evolution of new retroviruses by [...]

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Ed Rybicki Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:18:17 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-144 This is a truly profound result, because it raises the possibilty that - as happens in cats with feline leukaemia virus - recombination between dormant endogenous retroviruses and superinfecting viruses could give rise to new viruses with unexpected tropism / virulence characteristics. Which makes the question of whether or not we should use xenotransplants - pig heart valves, etc - even more interesting.... This is a truly profound result, because it raises the possibilty that – as happens in cats with feline leukaemia virus – recombination between dormant endogenous retroviruses and superinfecting viruses could give rise to new viruses with unexpected tropism / virulence characteristics. Which makes the question of whether or not we should use xenotransplants – pig heart valves, etc – even more interesting….

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-148 HIV infection is due to the sins of the fathers « MicrobiologyBytes Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:15:56 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-148 [...] Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virus [...] [...] Phoenix from the ashes: The 5 million year old virus [...]

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-139 vindpust » Blog Archive » Indre strid Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:49:56 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-139 [...] Med det samme vi snakker om blindpassasjerer i genomet kan det jo nevnes at franske forskere nylig har gjenopplivet en av dem vi har hatt med oss i 5 millioner år. Phoenix, som de har kalt viruset, er forfaren til HERV-K, en familie med humane endogene retrovirus som er integrert i det humane genom. Phoenix som reiste seg av asken var istand til å infisere mammalske celler (celler fra pattedyr), men hadde svært lav infektivitet, sannsynligvis fordi vertscellene har utviklet mekanismer for å motstå ukontrollert virusreplikasjon. [...] [...] Med det samme vi snakker om blindpassasjerer i genomet kan det jo nevnes at franske forskere nylig har gjenopplivet en av dem vi har hatt med oss i 5 millioner år. Phoenix, som de har kalt viruset, er forfaren til HERV-K, en familie med humane endogene retrovirus som er integrert i det humane genom. Phoenix som reiste seg av asken var istand til å infisere mammalske celler (celler fra pattedyr), men hadde svært lav infektivitet, sannsynligvis fordi vertscellene har utviklet mekanismer for å motstå ukontrollert virusreplikasjon. [...]

]]> http://www.microbiologybytes.com/blog/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/comment-page-1/#comment-138 ismail Mon, 04 Dec 2006 07:20:41 +0000 http://microbiologybytes.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/phoenix-from-the-ashes-the-5-million-year-old-virus/#comment-138 Do you have any idea about how did they find or notice this virus? There is no knowledge on this. Do you have any idea about how did they find or notice this virus? There is no knowledge on this.

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