Recent research results indicate that viral sequences are part of us. Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) or endogenous retroviral elements (ERVs) have been identified in eukaryotic genomes including the human genome. The findings revealed the enormous scale of the invasion of… Read More ›
Virus
Why are some infections with certain flu virus strains fatal and others are not?
The answer may be found in human CD4+ T cells Virus specific memory CD4+ T cells numbers predict the outcome of human influenza infections Wilkinson et al. in 2012 showed that CD4+ T cells that are activated by earlier influenza virus… Read More ›
Synthetic peptides can be used to develop HIV tests
By Klaus D. Linse 01/04/12 Antigenic peptides from HIV-1/2 antigenic regions can be used to develop test for the detection of antibodies to HIV-1/2. Recently researchers located in India report that cocktails made from synthetic antigenic peptides from HIV1/2 antigens… Read More ›