Paleovirology expanded: Non-retroviral virus fragments found in animal genomes
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 18:20
in Biology & Nature
Understanding the evolution of life-threatening viruses like influenza, Ebola and dengue fever, could help us to minimize their impact. New research points the way to a fossil record of viruses that have insinuated themselves into the genomes of insects and other animals, providing clues about their evolutionary history.