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Oldest Known Human Viruses Discovered In 50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones
Genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeletons has uncovered the remnants of three viruses related to modern human pathogens.
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Scientists Revive 'Zombie' Virus Which Spent 48,500 Years Frozen In Arctic
Dubbed 'zombie viruses', they have the potential to unleash deadly strain of the disease that the present population is not equipped to handle.
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Gene-Edited Twins in China Still Face Risk of HIV Infection
Twin girls whose DNA was altered as part of a controversial effort in China to make them resistant to HIV infection could still contract the virus that causes AIDS.
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Safe And Effective DNA-Based Zika Vaccine Developed
A new generation DNA-based Zika vaccine has been found safe and effective at eliciting an immune response against the virus in early human clinical trials, scientists say. The GLS-5700 vaccine contains the synthetic DNA instructions for the host to learn how to mount an immune response against a specific Zika virus antigen.
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Our DNA Less 'Human' Than Scientists Previously Thought: Research
A significant portion of what we think of as our "human" DNA actually came from viruses, and a new discovery suggests that our DNA is even less human than scientists previously thought.
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Scientists Eliminate HIV From DNA Of Human Cells
Using a specialised gene editing system, scientists have shown that they can effectively eliminate HIV from the DNA of human cells, paving the way for a cure for patients infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
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90 Per Cent Skin-Based Viruses Represent Viral 'Dark Matter'
Most DNA viruses on healthy human skin are viral 'dark matter' that have never been described before, according to researchers who used state-of-the-art techniques to survey the skin's virus population, or 'virome'.
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Two Ebola Vaccines Safe, Trials Conclude
A trial of two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent infection by the Ebola virus has confirmed that these are safe, generating a similar immune response in healthy Ugandan adults as reported in US adults earlier this year.
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A common virus can kill cancer tumours in mice
Scientists have managed to wipe out tumours in mice using a common virus that tricks cancer cells into self-destruction. The research was carried out at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research in Epalinges. The research involves a virus that is believed to be harmless to humans, and a gene called p53 that normally suppresses tumours....
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Oldest Known Human Viruses Discovered In 50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones
Genetic analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeletons has uncovered the remnants of three viruses related to modern human pathogens.
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Scientists Revive 'Zombie' Virus Which Spent 48,500 Years Frozen In Arctic
Dubbed 'zombie viruses', they have the potential to unleash deadly strain of the disease that the present population is not equipped to handle.
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Gene-Edited Twins in China Still Face Risk of HIV Infection
Twin girls whose DNA was altered as part of a controversial effort in China to make them resistant to HIV infection could still contract the virus that causes AIDS.
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Safe And Effective DNA-Based Zika Vaccine Developed
A new generation DNA-based Zika vaccine has been found safe and effective at eliciting an immune response against the virus in early human clinical trials, scientists say. The GLS-5700 vaccine contains the synthetic DNA instructions for the host to learn how to mount an immune response against a specific Zika virus antigen.
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Our DNA Less 'Human' Than Scientists Previously Thought: Research
A significant portion of what we think of as our "human" DNA actually came from viruses, and a new discovery suggests that our DNA is even less human than scientists previously thought.
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Scientists Eliminate HIV From DNA Of Human Cells
Using a specialised gene editing system, scientists have shown that they can effectively eliminate HIV from the DNA of human cells, paving the way for a cure for patients infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
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90 Per Cent Skin-Based Viruses Represent Viral 'Dark Matter'
Most DNA viruses on healthy human skin are viral 'dark matter' that have never been described before, according to researchers who used state-of-the-art techniques to survey the skin's virus population, or 'virome'.
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Two Ebola Vaccines Safe, Trials Conclude
A trial of two experimental DNA vaccines to prevent infection by the Ebola virus has confirmed that these are safe, generating a similar immune response in healthy Ugandan adults as reported in US adults earlier this year.
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A common virus can kill cancer tumours in mice
Scientists have managed to wipe out tumours in mice using a common virus that tricks cancer cells into self-destruction. The research was carried out at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research in Epalinges. The research involves a virus that is believed to be harmless to humans, and a gene called p53 that normally suppresses tumours....
