Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people ... The role of HERVs in human health and disease The fact that ...

Scientists have found the remnants of genomes left by ancient, giant viruses within the DNA of a single-celled organism with which complex organisms like ourselves share a common ancestor.

One author (H.C.L.) did all the experiments involving mummy DNA isolation and PCR amplification, handling one sample per day to prevent any cross-contamination between ancient and modern DNA in ...

Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people ... of millions of years and may have implications for how researchers ...

Your Neanderthal genes might be the reason you fight infections better- find out how ancient DNA shapes your health!

Fragments of ancient viruses buried in the genomes of mammals and other vertebrates typically lay dormant but can awaken in immune-compromised mice and may cause cancers, according to a new study ...

From ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 virus species. Reading their ...

Melting ice in the Arctic circle has been thawing out some gigantic ancient viruses. Last month, researchers announced they were studying a 30,000-year-old giant virus called Mollivirus sibericum ...